Written Voices, Spoken Signs Tradition, Performance, and the Epic Text |
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Editor:
| Bakker, Egbert J. Kahane, Ahuvia |
Series title: | 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: | USD $68.00 |
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.