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Poetry in Speech: Orality and Homeric Discourse - Myth and Poetics Egbert J. Bakker
Poetry in Speech: Orality and Homeric Discourse - Myth and Poetics
Egbert J. Bakker
Applying linguistic theory to the study of Homeric style, Egbert J. Bakker offers a highly innovative approach to oral poetry, particularly the poetry of Homer. By situating formulas and other features of oral style within the wider contexts of spoken language and communication, he moves the study of oral poetry beyond the landmark work of...
256 pages
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | March 13, 1997 |
| ISBN13 | 9780801432958 |
| Publishers | Cornell University Press |
| Pages | 256 |
| Dimensions | 152 × 229 × 25 mm · 907 g |
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