Homer and the Oral Tradition Tapa dura - 1976

Cambridge University Press. Near Fine in Very Good- dust jacket. 1976. Hardcover. 0521213096 . Very minor shelfwear to book. DJ has some edgewear and rubbing with a couple of tears. DJ spine sunned with faint yellowing to back panel. ; 231 pages; The Songs of Homer (Cambridge University Press, 1962) was a major contribution to Homeric studies, establishing important theories about the composition, structure and transmission of the monumental poems. In this 1976 volume, Geoffrey Kirk returns to Homer, but the themes are largely different. He considers in particular the nature of oral and epic poetry, and the meaning of an oral tradition. There are problems here of interest not only to classicists and Homeric specialists but also to students of English and comparative literature, and to anthropologists concerned with the literature of traditional societies. Those pieces that were previously published were revised and unified for the volume. The longest section, on 'the oral and the… Leer más

Cambridge University Press. Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket. 1976. Hardcover. 0521213096 . Scholar's bookplate to inner cover (G. P. Goold). Light Foxing/dustsoiling to top of textblock. Dustjacket rubbed. DJ spine sunned. ; 231 pages; The Songs of Homer (Cambridge University Press, 1962) was a major contribution to Homeric studies, establishing important theories about the composition, structure and transmission of the monumental poems. In this 1976 volume, Geoffrey Kirk returns to Homer, but the themes are largely different. He considers in particular the nature of oral and epic poetry, and the meaning of an oral tradition. There are problems here of interest not only to classicists and Homeric specialists but also to students of English and comparative literature, and to anthropologists concerned with the literature of traditional societies. Those pieces that were previously published were revised and unified for the volume. The longest section, on 'the oral and the literary… Leer más

Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. Good+ with no dust jacket. 1976. First Edition. Hardcover. 0521213096 . Ex-Library copy with usual identifiers. Covers in VG condition. Speckle stains (minimal, not foxing) to exterior edge of pages, top edge. Very Good overall condition otherwise. No other noteworthy defects. No markings.; 223 pages .

Cambridge University Press. Used - Very Good. 1977. Hardcover. Cloth, dj. Slight edgewear to dj., else very sound. Very Good. (Subject: Ancient, Greek Literature).

Cambridge University Press, 1977-01-28. Hardcover. Good.

Cambridge University Press. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.