The Scepter and the Spear

The Scepter and the Spear Studies on Forms of Repetition in the Homeric Poems - Greek Studies

Hardback (05 Oct 1993)

Not available for sale

Includes delivery to the United States

Out of stock

This service is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Publisher's Synopsis

The Scepter and the Spear is a wide-ranging reassessment of the study of Homer as literature in the wake of Milman Parry and Albert Lord's discoveries about the nature of oral poetry. Lowenstam's insights into such problems as the functional reality of formulae in general and epithets in particular will be of value not only to Classicists but also to all scholars and students interested in oral poetics.

Book information

ISBN: 9780847677726
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Imprint: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Pub date:
DEWEY: 883.01
DEWEY edition: 20
Language: English
Number of pages: 286
Weight: 567g
Height: 235mm
Width: 156mm
Spine width: 22mm