Homer's People: Epic Poetry and Social Formation

ISBN-13: 9780521770095 / Angielski / Twarda / 2000 / 258 str.

Johannes Haubold; P. E. Easterling; M. K. Hopkins

Opis

This is the first study to examine in detail the role and character of Homer's people (Greek laoi) in Homeric storytelling, arguing that Homeric poetry is crucially concerned with the people as a basis for communal life. Both the Iliad and the Odyssey are read as sustained meditations on the processes involved in protecting and destroying the people. The investigation draws on a wide range of approaches from formulaic analysis to the study of early performance contexts.

Recenzje

Review of the hardback: '… a very good book that breaks much new ground.' Bryn Mawr Classical Review

Spis treści

Introduction; 1. Laoi in early Greek hexameter poetry; 2. Homer's people; 3. Laos epic in performance; Appendix A. Epic formulae; Appendix B. Ritual formulae.