Casey Dué, coeditor of the Homer Multitext, explores both the traditionality and multiformity of the Iliad. Dué argues this multiform... Læs mere
Eve of the Festival is a detailed examination of Homeric myth-making in the first and longest dialogue of Penelope and Odysseus (Odyssey 19). This study... Læs mere
Gregory Nagy analyzes metonymy as a mental process that complements metaphor. If metaphor is a substitution of something unfamilar for something... Læs mere
Doak explores how the giants of the Hebrew Bible—which represent a connection to primeval chaos—offer insight into... Læs mere
First published in 1960, The Singer of Tales remains the fundamental study of the distinctive techniques and aesthetics of oral epic poetry—from South Slavic epic songs... Læs mere
“What if truth were a woman?” asked Nietzsche. In ancient Greek thought, truth in language has a special relation to the female by virtue... Læs mere
Wareh's study of the literary culture within which the works, schools, and careers of Plato, Aristotle, and other Greek intellectuals took... Læs mere
Between Thucydides and Polybius focuses on the contribution of fourth-century authors such as Ephorus, Theopompus, and Xenophon to... Læs mere
In Erin and Iran, North American and European scholars consider parallel themes in and interactions between Irish and Iranian... Læs mere
Greek Language, Italian Landscape traces the transformation of language ideologies and practices of Griko, a variety of Modern... Læs mere