The Shield of Achilles and the Poetics of Ekpharsis

by Andrew Sprague Becker

Overview

In 'The Shield of Achilles and the Poetics of Ekphrasis', Becker explores how Homeric poetry shapes its own reception: how Homer's reaction to a visual image creates his audience's response to a literary description. Becker also enters into a fiercely raging literary debate about the modernist, self-conscious elements of Homeric narrative.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780847679980
Publisher:	Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
Publication date:	03/21/1995
Series:	Greek Studies: Interdisciplinary Approaches
Pages:	193
Product dimensions:	5.78(w) x 9.02(h) x 0.59(d)