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Explores what kind of stories emerge from classical epic when similes are front and center. Combines the interdisciplinary field of embodied cognition with literary analyses of Classical epic similes to show how the distinctive themes of an individual poem emerge from the experiences that similes create.

The Stories of Similes in Greek and Roman Epic

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      Publisher Cambridge University Press
      Published 9/18/2025
      ISBN-13 9781108741415
      978-1108741415
      ISBN-10 110874141X
      Also in:
      Dictionaries, Reference & Language Semantics, discourse analysis, stylistics

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Explores what kind of stories emerge from classical epic when similes are front and center. Combines the interdisciplinary field of embodied cognition with literary analyses of Classical epic similes to show how the distinctive themes of an individual poem emerge from the experiences that similes create.

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