Verbal dueling in heroic narrative : the Homeric and Old English traditions / Ward Parks
Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, 1990. 1st edition. Fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-dulled dust wrapper. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Item #425906
ISBN: 0691067805
Physical description; ix, 240 pages. Notes; Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-229) and index. Contents; Cover; Contents; Introduction; Conclusion Contest and Culture. Subjects; Homer Technique. Homer. To 1500. Epic poetry, English (Old) History and criticism. Epic poetry, Greek History and criticism. Comparative literature English and Greek. Comparative literature Greek and English. Narration (Rhetoric) History To 1500. Civilization, Anglo-Saxon, in literature. Dueling in literature. Heroes in literature. Speech in literature. Rhetoric, Medieval. Rhetoric, Ancient. Dialogue.
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