Speech Presentation in Homeric Epic

by Deborah Beck

The Iliad and the Odyssey are emotional powerhouses largely because of their extensive use of direct speech. Yet this characteristic of the Homeric epics has led scholars to underplay the poems' use of non-direct speech, the importance of speech represented by characters, and the overall sophistication of Homeric narrative as measured by its approach to speech representation. In this pathfinding study by contrast, Deborah Beck undertakes...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0292756798
• ISBN13: 9780292756793
• Release Date: November 2012
• Publisher: University of Texas Press
• Length: 268 Pages
• Weight: 0.88 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"