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Book SynopsisThe essays in this collection address questions of interest in Homeric studies: the questions of performance and poet-audience interaction, especially as depicted in idealized performances within the "Iliad" and the "Odyssey".
Trade ReviewThe book is illuminating. * The Journal of Hellenic Studies *
The high level of creativity displayed here is bracing. For graduate students, the volume as a whole should serve as an inspiring example of how innovative student work in Homeric studies can be. * Religious Studies Review *
A rish work offered by everyone of the nine contributors...Anyone interested in seeing more deeply into how Homer worked (what—or whoever one takes Homer to be) will likely read it with uniform interest from cover to cover. -- Michael N. Nagler, University of California, Berkeley * Bryn Mawr Classical Review *
Table of ContentsChapter 1 Foreword Chapter 2 Introduction Part 3 Multigeneric Homer Chapter 4 The Wrath of Helen: Self-Blame and Nemesis in the Iliad Chapter 5 Odysseus and the Phaeacians Chapter 6 Thersites, Odysseus, and the Social Order Chapter 7 Homeric Fictions: Pseudo-words in Homer Part 8 Diachronic Homer Chapter 9 Penelope and the Penelops Chapter 10 Odysseus Back Home and Back from the Dead Part 11 Visual Homer Chapter 12 Artemis and the Lion: Two Similes in Odyssey 6 159 Chapter 13 Homer's Leopard Simile Part 14 Textual Homer Chapter 15 Homeros ekainopoese: Theseus, Aithra, and Variation in Homeric Myth-Making Chapter 16 Bibliography Chapter 17 Index of Homeric Passages Chapter 18 General Index
