Homer's People: Epic Poetry and Social Formation - Rilegato

Haubold, Johannes

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ISBN 10: 0521770092 ISBN 13: 9780521770095

Casa editrice: Cambridge University Press, 2000

Riassunto

This book examines the role and character of Homer's people, laoi, in Homeric story-telling, 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. From a close reading of the Homeric epics, Homer's people emerge as a community without effective social structures. When this is viewed from the perspective of Homeric performances in the polis, a contrast between Homer's laoi and the founding people of ritual emerges. While the former typically perish, the survival of the latter is secured by the establishment of successful institutions.

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

Descrizione del libro

The first study to examine the role and character of Homer's people in Homeric story-telling, arguing that Homeric poetry is crucially concerned with the people as a basis for communal life. The Iliad and The Odyssey are read as meditations on the processes involved in protecting and destroying the people.

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• Editore: Cambridge University Press
• Data di pubblicazione: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0521770092
• ISBN 13: 9780521770095
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 258