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the evolution of early Greek epic diction in the light of oral theory

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An edition of Homer's winged words (2009)

Homer's winged words

the evolution of early Greek epic diction in the light of oral theory

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For over 2500 years many of the most learned scholars of the Greek language have concerned themselves with the topic of etymology. The most productive source of difficult, even inexplicable, words was Homer’s 28,000 verses of epic poetry. Steve Reece proposes an approach to elucidating the meanings of some of these difficult words that finds its inspiration primarily in Milman Parry’s oral-formulaic theory. He proposes that during the long period of oral transmission acoustic uncertainties, especially regarding word boundaries, were continually occurring: a bard uttered one collocation of words, but his audience thought it heard another. The consequent resegmentation of words and phrases is the probable cause of some of the etymologically inexplicable words in our Homeric texts.

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Oral tradition, Greek Epic poetry, Criticism and interpretation, History and criticism, Greek poetry, history and criticism, Epic poetry

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Homer's winged words: the evolution of early Greek epic diction in the light of oral theory
2009, Brill
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Leiden, Boston
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Mnemosyne supplements : monographs on Greek and Roman language and literature

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883/.01
Library of Congress
PA4037 .R374 2009, PA4037.R374 2009

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Pagination
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9789004174412
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2009010950
OCLC/WorldCat
313666705
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9161572
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6632459

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