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Scott, William C. 1937-

The oral nature of the Homeric simile / By William C. Scott. - 1 online resource (ix, 212 pages) : illustrations. - Mnemosyne. Bibliotheca classica Batava. Supplementum ; 28 . - Mnemosyne, Supplements 28. Mnemosyne Supplements Online, Volumes 1-203, ISBN: 9789004381049. .

Includes bibliographical references (p. 206).

Preliminary Material / The Similes and their Critics / The Traditional Poet I: The Placement of the Similes / The Traditional Poet II: The Subject Matter of the Similes / The Oral Composer: The Extended Simile / The Oral Composition of the Similes / The Homeric Simile and the Oral Tradition / A Classification of the Similes by Location and Subject Matter / Books Cited by Author’s Name in the Text and Notes / Index of Passages Cited in the Text / William C. Scott -- William C. Scott -- William C. Scott -- William C. Scott -- William C. Scott -- William C. Scott -- William C. Scott -- William C. Scott -- William C. Scott -- William C. Scott.

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ISBN: 9789004327375

Standard No.: 10.1163/9789004327375 DOI

LCCN: 74168778

Subjects--Personal Names:
Homer--Literary style.
Homer.

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Greek language--Figures of speech.
Oral-formulaic analysis.
Oral tradition--Greece.
Rhetoric, Ancient.
Simile.
Greek language--Figures of speech.
Oral-formulaic analysis.
Oral tradition.
Rhetoric, Ancient.
Simile.
Literary style.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Greece.

LC Class. No.: PA4177.S5 / S3

Dewey Class. No.: 883/.01