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List of IllustrationsIForm and Interpretation in Homer3(1)The Shield of Achilleus as a Problem in Interpretation3(2)Ring-Composition in Homeric Digressions6(3)The Function of Ring-Composition in the Description of the Shield9(4)Structure and Interpretation in the Catalogue of Ships; Implications for the Shield13(5)Oral Theory and the Question of Structure26(6)Previous Views of Homeric Form29(7)The Organization of Narrative outside Digressions32(8)Structure within Books36IIThe Structure of Iliad 1-739IIIThe Structure of Iliad 8-17103IVThe Structure of Iliad 18-24186VStructure and the Homeric Question248(1)Some Implications for the Nature of Our Iliad248(2)The Question of Book Division and Closure249(3)The Practical Function of the Book-Groups261(4)Orality versus Literacy in the Iliad268(5)The Date and Context of Our Iliad279(6)Our Iliad and Homer's293Acknowledgments297A Note on Documentation and Usage299List of Abbreviations301Notes303Bibliography427Index453

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      Publisher: Princeton University Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 19/04/2016
      ISBN13: 9780691636139, 978-0691636139
      ISBN10: 0691636133

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      Table of Contents
      List of IllustrationsIForm and Interpretation in Homer3(1)The Shield of Achilleus as a Problem in Interpretation3(2)Ring-Composition in Homeric Digressions6(3)The Function of Ring-Composition in the Description of the Shield9(4)Structure and Interpretation in the Catalogue of Ships; Implications for the Shield13(5)Oral Theory and the Question of Structure26(6)Previous Views of Homeric Form29(7)The Organization of Narrative outside Digressions32(8)Structure within Books36IIThe Structure of Iliad 1-739IIIThe Structure of Iliad 8-17103IVThe Structure of Iliad 18-24186VStructure and the Homeric Question248(1)Some Implications for the Nature of Our Iliad248(2)The Question of Book Division and Closure249(3)The Practical Function of the Book-Groups261(4)Orality versus Literacy in the Iliad268(5)The Date and Context of Our Iliad279(6)Our Iliad and Homer's293Acknowledgments297A Note on Documentation and Usage299List of Abbreviations301Notes303Bibliography427Index453

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