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Verbal Dueling in Heroic Narrative: The Homeric and Old English Traditions - Princeton Legacy Library Wards Parks
Verbal Dueling in Heroic Narrative: The Homeric and Old English Traditions - Princeton Legacy Library
Wards Parks
This work is a rare cross-cultural study of one of the most universal dialogic genres: heroic flyting, or the verbal duel in which the heroes, prior to physical combat, make boastful claims that must be backed up through action in the arena of public contesting. Long recognized as an elemental behavioral paradigm in human consciousness, the contest
252 pages, black & white illustrations
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | April 19, 2016 |
| ISBN13 | 9780691631790 |
| Publishers | Princeton University Press |
| Pages | 252 |
| Dimensions | 164 × 241 × 20 mm · 536 g |
| Language | English |