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The Making of Homeric Verse
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 546

The Making of Homeric Verse

This volume collects for the first time the works--articles, M.A. thesis, dissertations, and journal extracts--of Milman Parry, whose death at thirty-three brought to a precipitous end the career of one of the leading classical scholars of our century.

The making of Homeric verse
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 483

The making of Homeric verse

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 1980
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  • Publisher: Unknown

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Hearing Homer's Song
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 337

Hearing Homer's Song

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2021-04-27
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  • Publisher: Knopf

From the acclaimed biographer of Jane Jacobs and Srinivasa Ramanujan comes the first full life and work of arguably the most influential classical scholar of the twentieth century, who overturned long-entrenched notions of ancient epic poetry and enlarged the very idea of literature. In this literary detective story, Robert Kanigel gives us a long overdue portrait of an Oakland druggist's son who became known as the "Darwin of Homeric studies." So thoroughly did Milman Parry change our thinking about the origins of Homer's Iliad and Odyssey that scholars today refer to a "before" Parry and an "after." Kanigel describes the "before," when centuries of readers, all the way up until Parry's tra...

Comparative Research on Oral Traditions
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 616

Comparative Research on Oral Traditions

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 1987
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  • Publisher: Unknown

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Hearing Homer's Song
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 337

Hearing Homer's Song

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2021-04-27
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  • Publisher: Knopf

From the acclaimed biographer of Jane Jacobs and Srinivasa Ramanujan comes the first full life and work of arguably the most influential classical scholar of the twentieth century, who overturned long-entrenched notions of ancient epic poetry and enlarged the very idea of literature. In this literary detective story, Robert Kanigel gives us a long overdue portrait of an Oakland druggist's son who became known as the "Darwin of Homeric studies." So thoroughly did Milman Parry change our thinking about the origins of Homer's Iliad and Odyssey that scholars today refer to a "before" Parry and an "after." Kanigel describes the "before," when centuries of readers, all the way up until Parry's tra...

Srpsko-hrvatske Junačke Pjesme
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 352

Srpsko-hrvatske Junačke Pjesme

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 1974
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  • Publisher: Unknown

In researching this collection, Milman Parry set out to test the theories he had evolved on oral epic, theories that were to introduce a new era of Homeric scholarship. In the Balkans, one of the few areas where a living tradition of oral heroic poetry was still to be found, he observed firsthand how unlettered singers composed their poems, and collected more than 1200 hours of poetic performance from the most experienced bards. Comprising representative texts and translations from the Parry Collection, this series records the South Slavic tradition.

The Cambridge Guide to Homer
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 985

The Cambridge Guide to Homer

From its ancient incarnation as a song to recent translations in modern languages, Homeric epic remains an abiding source of inspiration for both scholars and artists that transcends temporal and linguistic boundaries. The Cambridge Guide to Homer examines the influence and meaning of Homeric poetry from its earliest form as ancient Greek song to its current status in world literature, presenting the information in a synthetic manner that allows the reader to gain an understanding of the different strands of Homeric studies. The volume is structured around three main themes: Homeric Song and Text; the Homeric World, and Homer in the World. Each section starts with a series of 'macropedia' essays arranged thematically that are accompanied by shorter complementary 'micropedia' articles. The Cambridge Guide to Homer thus traces the many routes taken by Homeric epic in the ancient world and its continuing relevance in different periods and cultures.

The Theory of Oral Composition
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 198

The Theory of Oral Composition

" . . . excellent book . . . " —The Classical Outlook " . . . brief and readable . . . There is good tonic in these pages for the serious student of oral tradition . . . a remarkable book." —Asian Folklore Studies "The bibliography is a boon for students and faculty at any level who are curious about the nature, composition, and performance of oral poetry." —Choice " . . . concise, evolutionary account . . . " —Religious Studies Review "As ever, Professor Foley's conscientious scholarship and sound judgements combine to make a further substantial contribution to the field." —E. C. Hawkesworth, School of Slavonic and East European Studies, University of London, The Slavonic Review "...

Poetry in Speech
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 257

Poetry in Speech

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The Singer of Tales
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 356

The Singer of Tales

Discusses the oral tradition as a theory of literary composition and its applications to Homeric and medieval epic.