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OverviewThe 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 examples of verbal artistry. Divided into two parts, the volume first considers similes in five modern-day oral poetries - Rajasthani epic, South Sumatran epic, Kyrgyz epic, Bosniac epic, and Najdi lyric poems from Saudi Arabia - and studies successful performances by still other verbal artists, such as Egyptian singers of epic, Turkish minstrels, and Chinese storytellers. By applying these findings to the Homeric epics, the second part presents a new take on how the Homeric poets put together their similes and alters our understanding of how the poets displayed their competence as performers of verbal art and interacted with their poetic peers and predecessors. Engaging intensively with a diverse array of scholarship from outside the field of classical studies, from folkloristics to cognitive linguistics, this truly interdisciplinary volume transforms how we view not only a central feature of Homeric poetry but also the very nature of Homeric performance. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Jonathan L. Ready (Associate Professor of Classical Studies, Associate Professor of Classical Studies, Indiana University)Publisher: Oxford University Press Imprint: Oxford University Press Dimensions: Width: 14.40cm , Height: 2.60cm , Length: 22.30cm Weight: 0.532kg ISBN: 9780198802556ISBN 10: 0198802552 Pages: 332 Publication Date: 21 December 2017 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Tertiary & Higher Education , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order  Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of ContentsFrontmatter List of Charts and Tables 0: Introduction 0.1. Precedents and Goals 0.2. Homer 0.3. Methods of Comparison 0.4. Sources of Modern-Day Material 0.4.1. Central Asia (Modern-Day Kyrgyzstan) 0.4.2. Rajasthan, India 0.4.3. South Sumatra, Indonesia 0.4.4. Former Yugoslavia 0.4.5. Najd Desert, Saudi Arabia 0.5. A Definition of a Simile 0.6. Summary of Chapters Part I: The Modern-Day Material 1: Formal Points of Contact with Homeric Similes 1.1. Length 1.2. Duration 1.3. Arrangement 1.3.1. Bosniac Epic 1.3.2. Kyrgyz Epic 1.3.3. South Sumatran Epic: Cik Ait's The Guritan of Radin Suane 1.3.4. Najdi Poetry 1.3.5. The Homeric Epics 1.4. Position Conclusion 2: The Spectrum of Distribution 2.1. Competence in Performance 2.2. Problems with the Terms Tradition and Innovation 2.3. The Spectrum of Distribution Defined 2.4. Ranging Across the Spectrum of Distribution 2.5. The Importance of Shared Elements 2.6. Similes and Competence Conclusion 3: Similes in Five Modern-Day Oral Poetries 3.1. The Epic of Pab?j? and The Guritan of Radin Suane 3.2. The Figurative Spectrum of Distribution 3.2.1. Kyrgyz Epic 3.2.2. Bosniac Epic 3.2.3. Najdi Poetry 3.3. Shared Vehicles and Their Tenors 3.3.1. Shared Vehicle, Customary Tenor (Shared Similes) 3.3.1.1. Bosniac Epic 3.3.1.2. Najdi Poetry 3.3.2. Shared Vehicle, Uncustomary Tenor 3.4. Idiolectal Similes and Their Tenors Conclusion Part II: Application to the Homeric Epics 4: Two Preliminary Points 4.1. The Vision of Poetic Competence in Archaic Greek Hexameter Poems 4.2. The Spectrum of Distribution and Previous Scholarship in Homeric Studies Conclusion 5: Shared Similes in the Homeric Epics 5.1. Verbatim Repetitions and Similar Long Vehicle Portions 5.2. The Scenario 5.2.1. Birds 5.2.2. Wild Fire 5.2.3. Celestial Phenomena (Stars, Lightning, and Rainbows) 5.2.4. Insects 5.2.5. Rivers 5.2.6. Trees 5.2.7. Wind 5.2.8. Waves 5.2.9. Lions 5.3. The Scenario and Frame Semantics 5.4. Shared Vehicle Portions and Their Tenors 5.4.1. Shared Vehicle Portion, Customary Tenor (Shared Similes) 5.4.2. Shared Vehicle Portion, Uncustomary Tenor Conclusion 6: Idiolectal Similes in the Homeric Epics 6.1. Unparalleled Vehicle, Unparalleled Tenor 6.2. Unparalleled Vehicle, Paralleled Tenor 6.2.1. The Iliad and the Odyssey Offer Parallels 6.2.2. The Iliad Only or the Odyssey Only Offer Parallels Conclusion 7: Conclusion Endmatter Works Cited IndexReviewsWith a discerning ear and a deft hand, Jonathan Ready orchestrates harmonious analyses of epic similes out of a seeming Babel of comparative materials. Scholarship on diverse oral epic traditions worldwide should take note of the intensity and rigor with which The Homeric Simile in Comparative Perspectives constructs a highly formal yet adaptable model of artistic competence in performance. * Daniel Prior, Associate Professor of History, Miami University * Jonathan Ready's new book focuses the power of the comparative method on the Homeric simile, undeniably one of the most expressive and evocative aspects of Homeric poetry. Situating similes within an ecology of shared and singular motifs, Ready provides a new understanding of the nature of artistry in a traditional medium. Richly studded with gems collected from many of the world's finest traditions of oral poetry, his book enables the similes of the Homeric poems to shine in their full splendor as virtuosic displays of artistic mastery. Readers will learn much from Ready's magisterial explorations. * David F. Elmer, Professor of the Classics, Harvard University * Author InformationJonathan L. Ready is Associate Professor of Classical Studies at Indiana University. He is the author of Character, Narrator, and Simile in the Iliad (Cambridge University Press, 2011) and of numerous articles on Homeric epic, as well as the co-editor of the forthcoming Homer in Performance: Rhapsodes, Narrators, and Characters (University of Texas Press, 2018) and the annual Yearbook of Ancient Greek Epic (Brill). Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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