ISBN: 9780521190640 - character, narrator, and simile in the iliad (7 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. 8vo. pp ix, 323. Original publisher's black cloth, lettered gilt on spine and on front cover. Issued without dust jacket. ISBN: 0521190649 Very good plus. Excellent condition.

Hardcover. Zustand: Like New. First Edition. First Edition, First Printing. Published by Cambridge University Press, 2011. Octavo. Hardcover. Book is like new. No dust jacket as issued. A nice copy of this prolific essays collection.100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. Please email with any questions. All books packed carefully and ship with free delivery confirmation/tracking. All books come with free bookmarks. Ships from Sag Harbor, New York.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. First Edition / First Print. Hardback copy in black cloth boards with gild lettering and design, no dustjacket as issued. 323pp. Not library copy, no inscriptions, light indentation to rear board. (42/4).

Zustand: New. In English.

Zustand: New. This book presents the first comprehensive examination of Homer's similes in the Iliad as arenas of heroic competition. Num Pages: 334 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 57. . 2011. First Edition. Hardback. hardcover. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Brand New. 1st edition. 300 pages. 9.00x6.00x1.00 inches. In Stock.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - Jonathan L. Ready offers the first comprehensive examination of Homer's similes in the Iliad as arenas of heroic competition. This study concentrates primarily on similes spoken by Homeric characters. The first to offer a sustained exploration of such similes, Ready shows how characters are made to contest through and over simile not only with one another but also with the narrator. Ready investigates the narrator's similes as well. He demonstrates that Homer amplifies the feat of a successful warrior by providing a competitive orientation to sequences of similes used to describe battles. He also offers a new interpretation of Homer's extended similes as a means for the poet to imagine his characters as competitors for his attention. Throughout this study, Ready makes innovative use of approaches from both Homeric studies and narratology that have not yet been applied to the analysis of Homer's similes.…