Homer's winged words : : the evolution of early Greek epic diction in the light of oral theory / / by Steve Reece.
For over 2500 years many of the most learned scholars of the Greek language have concerned themselves with the topic of etymology. The most productive source of difficult, even inexplicable, words was Homer’s 28,000 verses of epic poetry. Steve Reece proposes an approach to elucidating the meanings...
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Place / Publishing House: | Boston : : Brill,, 2009. |
Year of Publication: | 2009 |
Language: | English |
Series: | Mnemosyne, Supplements
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (428 p.) |
Notes: | Description based upon print version of record. |
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