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The Names of Homeric Heroes - (Sozomena) by  Nikoletta Kanavou (Paperback) - 1 of 1

The Names of Homeric Heroes - (Sozomena) by Nikoletta Kanavou (Paperback)

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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.
  • About the Author: Nikoletta Kanavou, University of Heidelberg, Germany.
  • 200 Pages
  • Literary Criticism, Ancient & Classical
  • Series Name: Sozomena

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About the Book



"Sozomena" bedeutet auf Griechisch "Gerettetes". Die Reihe widmet sich der Erschließung von Texten, die aus der griechischen und römischen Antike nur durch ausserordentliche Fund-Umstände erhalten geblieben sind - allen voran durch Papyri, von denen Tausende in Universitäten und Bibliotheken unentziffert vorhanden sind. Die Reihe soll hauptsächlich Texte edieren und interpretieren, aber auch die Methoden der Erschließung diskutieren. Verschiedene Buchtypen werden daher hier veröffentlicht: Texteditionen, Kommentare, Monographien und Sammelbände. Die Hauptsprache der Publikationen ist Englisch, daneben auch Deutsch und Italienisch.



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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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"Das Buch ist ohne Zweifel sehr nützlich und bietet eine kluge, gut recherchierte Aufbereitung der gewählten Thematik."
Michael Meier-Brögger in: Gnomon Bd. 88, 2016



About the Author



Nikoletta Kanavou, University of Heidelberg, Germany.

Dimensions (Overall): 9.21 Inches (H) x 6.14 Inches (W) x .42 Inches (D)
Weight: .63 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 200
Genre: Literary Criticism
Sub-Genre: Ancient & Classical
Series Title: Sozomena
Publisher: De Gruyter
Format: Paperback
Author: Nikoletta Kanavou
Language: English
Street Date: November 7, 2017
TCIN: 1006744817
UPC: 9783110578201
Item Number (DPCI): 247-14-4287
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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