Mythologizing Performance

by Richard P. Martin

Book Overview

Building on numerous original close readings of works by Homer, Hesiod, and other ancient Greek poets, Richard P. Martin articulates a broad and precise poetics of archaic Greek verse. The ancient Greek hexameter poetry of such works as the Iliad and the Odyssey differ from most modern verbal art because it was composed for live, face-to-face performance, often in a competitive setting, before an audience well versed in mythological and ritual...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1501713108
• ISBN13: 9781501713101
• Release Date: October 2020
• Publisher: Cornell University Press
• Length: 540 Pages
• Weight: 1.73 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.0" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher