Homer's Winged Words
Author | : Steve Reece |
Publisher | : BRILL |
Total Pages | : 428 |
Release | : 2009-05-20 |
ISBN-10 | : 9789047427872 |
ISBN-13 | : 9047427874 |
Rating | : 4/5 (874 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Homer's Winged Words by : Steve Reece
Download or read book Homer's Winged Words written by Steve Reece and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2009-05-20 with total page 428 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is an attempt to shed new light, via the tenets of oral-formulaic theory, on the evolution and meaning of several dozen words and phrases found in early Greek epic whose etymologies have puzzled philologists for over 2500 years.