Homeric Conversation

by Deborah Beck

Homeric Conversation is the first full-length study of conversation in the Homeric poems. Deborah Beck argues that conversation should be considered a traditional Homeric type scene, alongside recognized types such as arrival, sacrifice, battle, and hospitality. Drawing on both linguistics and previous work on type scenes and oral aesthetics, the book describes the typical conversational patterns that characterize a range of situations, including...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0674019628
• ISBN13: 9780674019621
• Release Date: February 2006
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Length: 317 Pages
• Weight: 1.06 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.9" x 8.6"