Homeric Epithets that Seem to Be Humorously Ironic.

The article focuses on elevating the language of epic poetry, and of other forms of discourse that is by the repeated use of stock epithets. Topics include considered that homeric epithets avoid becoming tedious in at least two ways as one way is to multiply the number of epithets per personage and...

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Published in:Arion Vol. 29; no. 1; pp. 35 - 62
Main Author: BENSON, RICHARD D.
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Published: Asociacion Internacional de Galdosistas Spring/Summer2021
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