Narrative Semiotics in the Epic Tradition : The Simile

In this innovative study, Stephen Nimis applies the insights of semiotics to the analysis of the epic simile in works by Homer, Apollonius of Rhodes, Vergil, Dante, and Milton. Through close structural readings of the similes in these works, Nimis explores the ways texts relate to their narrative tr...

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Year of Publication:1988
Language:English
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