Verbal dueling in heroic narrative : the Homeric and Old English traditions / Ward Parks
1990, 1st edition. Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press. Fine copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Item #426686
ISBN: 0691067805
Physical description; ix, 240 pages. Notes; Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-229) and index. Contents; Introduction; Conclusion Contest and Culture. Subjects; Homer Technique. Homer. Forchenbrunn, Herwerd von. 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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