Homer's Traditional Art

by John Miles Foley

Book Overview

In recent decades, the evidence for an oral epic tradition in ancient Greece has grown enormously along with our ever-increasing awareness of worldwide oral traditions. John Foley here examines the artistic implications that oral tradition holds for the understanding of the Iliad and Odyssey in order to establish a context for their original performance and modern-day reception.

In Homer's Traditional Art, Foley addresses...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0271028106
• ISBN13: 9780271028101
• Release Date: June 1999
• Publisher: Penn State University Press
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 1.24 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"