Written Voices, Spoken Signs Tradition, Performance, and the Epic Text |
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| Editor:
| Bakker, Egbert J.
Kahane, Ahuvia |
| Series title: | The Center for Hellenic Studies Colloquia Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-674-96260-6 |
| Publication Date: | Jul 1997 |
| Publisher: | Harvard University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $117.95 |
Book Description:
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Written Voices, Spoken Signs is a stimulating introduction to new perspectives on Homer and other traditional epics. Taking advantage of recent research on language and social exchange, the nine innovative essays in this volume--by leading scholars of Homer, oral poetics, and epic--focus on performance and audience reception of oral poetry.
Written Voices, Spoken Signs is a stimulating introduction to new perspectives on Homer and other traditional epics. Taking advantage of recent research on language and social exchange, the nine innovative essays in this volume--by leading scholars of Homer, oral poetics, and epic--focus on performance and audience reception of oral poetry.