Approaches to Homer (Hardcover)

Hardcover. Ten essays, from a distinguished cast of (mainly) North American scholars, approach Homer with insights gained from the modern disciplines of psychology and anthropology, narratology, oral theory and cognitive research. But the contributors also attend to ancient modes of approach to the Homeric poems: linguistic and narratological, ethical and psyhological. The volume focuses both on literary technique in the poems, and on the portrayal of characters and peoples, central and marginal. Includes ten essays that approach Homer with insights gained from the modern disciplines of psychology and anthropology, narratology, oral theory and cognitive research. This title focuses both on literary technique in the poems, and on the portrayal of characters and peoples, central and marginal. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.