The Stories of Similes in Greek and Roman Epic

by Deborah Beck

Just as the story of an epic poem is woven from characters and plot, so too the individual similes within an epic create a unique simile world. Like any other story, it is peopled by individual characters, happenings, and experiences, such as the shepherd and his flocks, a storm at sea, or predators hunting prey. The simile world that complements the epic mythological story is re-imagined afresh in relation to the themes of each epic poem. As Deborah...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1108481795
• ISBN13: 9781108481793
• Release Date: July 2023
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 277 Pages
• Weight: 1.23 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"