Jonathan L Ready: 2 books
by Jonathan L. Ready
Language: English
Release Date: April 11, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: April 11, 2011
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...
The Homeric Simile in Comparative Perspectives
Oral Traditions from Saudi Arabia to Indonesia
Language: English
Release Date: December 8, 2017
The Homeric Simile in Comparative Perspectives: Oral Traditions from Saudi Arabia to Indonesia investigates both the construction of the Homeric simile and the performance of Homeric poetry from neglected comparative perspectives, offering a revealing exploration of what made the epics such powerful...