Matthew Clark

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Out of Line: Homeric Composition Beyond the HexameterPaperback, 28 November 1997

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Part of Series
Greek Studies: Interdisciplinary Approaches
Part of Series
Greek Studies: Interdisciplinary Approaches (Paperback)
Part of Series
Greek Studies
Print Length
224 pages
Language
English
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Date Published
28 Nov 1997
ISBN-10
0847686981
ISBN-13
9780847686988

Description

Building upon the groundbreaking work of Milman Parry and Albert Lord, Out of Line presents a new theory of Homeric composition, focusing upon patterns that extend beyond the boundary of the line and the clause. Matthew Clark takes enjambment as a starting point, analyzing the techniques used by the poet to complete a line that begins with a runover. Clark proceeds to propose two levels of analysis, a 'deep-structure' level, which describes the associations of words and ideas before they take metrical form, and a 'surface-structure' level, which describes the words as they are employed on any particular occasion. Out of Line combines formulaic and metrical analysis, expanding the study of Homeric meter both in practice, by taking into account larger compositional structures such as entire scenes, and in theory, by using the results to test models of formulaic composition. This book is important for students and scholars of Homer, epic, and oral literature.

Product Details

Author:
Matthew Clark
Book Format:
Paperback
Country of Origin:
US
Date Published:
28 November 1997
Dimensions:
22.45 x 14.99 x 1.6 cm
ISBN-10:
0847686981
ISBN-13:
9780847686988
Language:
English
Location:
Lanham, MD
Pages:
224
Weight:
385.55 gm

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