The Names of Homeric Heroes: Problems and Interpretations

Author:   Nikoletta Kanavou
Publisher:   De Gruyter
Edition:   Digital original
Volume:   15
ISBN:  

9783110409970


Pages:   200
Publication Date:   28 August 2015
Recommended Age:   College Graduate Student
Format:   Hardback
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The purpose of this book is to contribute to the appreciation of the linguistic, literary and contextual value of Homeric personal names. This is an old topic, which famously interested Plato, and an object of constant scholarly attention from the time of ancient commentators to the present day. The book begins with an introduction to the particularly complex set of factors that affect all efforts to interpret Homeric names. The main chapters are structured around the character and action of selected heroes in their Homeric contexts (in the case of the Iliad, a heroic war; the Odyssey chapter encompasses more than one planes of action). They offer a survey of modern etymologies, set against ancient views on names and naming, in order to reconstruct (as far as possible) the reception of significant names by ancient audiences and further to shed light on the parameters surrounding the choice and use of personal names in Homer. An Appendix touches on the underexplored career of Homeric personal names as historical names, offering data and a preliminary analysis.

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Author:   Nikoletta Kanavou
Publisher:   De Gruyter
Imprint:   De Gruyter
Edition:   Digital original
Volume:   15
Weight:   0.404kg
ISBN:  

9783110409970


ISBN 10:   3110409976
Pages:   200
Publication Date:   28 August 2015
Recommended Age:   College Graduate Student
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In stock   Availability explained
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Das Buch ist ohne Zweifel sehr nutzlich und bietet eine kluge, gut recherchierte Aufbereitung der gewahlten Thematik. Michael Meier-Broegger in: Gnomon Bd. 88, 2016


Das Buch ist ohne Zweifel sehr nutzlich und bietet eine kluge, gut recherchierte Aufbereitung der gewahlten Thematik. Michael Meier-Brogger in: Gnomon Bd. 88, 2016


Das Buch ist ohne Zweifel sehr nutzlich und bietet eine kluge, gut recherchierte Aufbereitung der gewahlten Thematik. Michael Meier-Brogger in: Gnomon Bd. 88, 2016


Das Buch ist ohne Zweifel sehr n�tzlich und bietet eine kluge, gut recherchierte Aufbereitung der gew�hlten Thematik. Michael Meier-Br�gger in: Gnomon Bd. 88, 2016 Das Buch ist ohne Zweifel sehr ntzlich und bietet eine kluge, gut recherchierte Aufbereitung der gewhlten Thematik. Michael Meier-Brgger in: Gnomon Bd. 88, 2016 Das Buch ist ohne Zweifel sehr nutzlich und bietet eine kluge, gut recherchierte Aufbereitung der gewahlten Thematik. Michael Meier-Brogger in: Gnomon Bd. 88, 2016


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Nikoletta Kanavou, University of Heidelberg, Germany.

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