Artistry of the Homeric Simile
| Titel: | Artistry of the Homeric Simile / William C. Scott |
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| Veröffentlicht: | Hanover, N.H. : Dartmouth College Library and Dartmouth College Press ;, 2009 |
| Umfang: | 1 Online-Ressource (viii, 267 p. ) |
| Format: | E-Book |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
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| ISBN: | 9781611682298 ; 1611682290 ; 9781584657972 |
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- Preface
- Similes, the Shield of Achilles, and Other Digressions
- The Usefulness of Book Divisions
- The Simileme: The Background of the Homeric Simile
- The Oral Nature of Homeric Verse
- The Simileme
- Homer and His Audience
- Simile and Simileme
- Homer's Use of Similes to Delineate Character and Plot
- Iliad, Book 2: Ironic Characterization
- The Similes of Book 2
- The Role of Similes in Book 2
- Iliad, Books 21 and 22: Similes to Show a Thematic Contrast
- Iliad, Book 11: Similes to Mark a Shifting Scene
- Conclusion
- Similes to Delineate a Narrative Theme
- Iliad, Book 12: Direct Focus on a Single Theme
- Iliad, Book 5: The Use of Parallel Similemes to Create a Unified Theme
- Odyssey, Book 22: Similes to Interpret Typical Actions
- Odyssey, Book 5: Thematic Similes
- Conclusion
- Problem Books
- Iliad, Book 13: The Ordering of Conscious Chaos
- Iliad, Book 17: Similes as Guides through a Series of Type Scenes
- Iliad, Book 16: Similes for Complexity
- Conclusion
- The Creative Poet and the Co-creating Audience
- The Simile within the Narrative
- The Poet's Choices in Forming the Individual Simile
- The Creative Moment: Poet and Audience
- Charts of Similemes: The Basic Motifs
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
