| Accidental Grandeur: A Defense of Narrative Vagueness in Ancient Epic Literature Contributor(s): Garrison, Daniel H. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0820407399 ISBN-13: 9780820407395 Publisher: Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publi OUR PRICE: $43.65 Product Type: Hardcover Published: December 1988 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Foreign Language Study | Latin - Foreign Language Study | Ancient Languages (see Also Latin) - Literary Criticism | English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh |
| Dewey: 809.13 |
| LCCN: 88008996 |
| Series: Lang Classical Studies |
| Physical Information: 207 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Since the work of Milman Parry, Homeric poetry has been subjected to a meticulous re-evaluation. The question of how closely an oral tale should be searched for subtle meanings applies, not just to Homer, but to all traditional literature. "Accidental" "Grandeur" mitigates this controversy with the novel idea that great epics succeed largely because their style leaves so much to the audience's imagination. From the Old Irish traditions to Homer to the highly literate Vergil, certain inflexible narrative conventions may be seen actually to introduce a poetic uncertainty. |