SPEECH INTRODUCTIONS AND THE CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT OF TELEMACHUS.

Examines the speech introductions for Telemachus and Odysseus in "Odyssey," by Homer. Discussion of epithets in speech introductions; Variations of Speech introductions in terms of line-boundaries; Overview of an unenjambed speech-introductory language for Telemachus and Odysseus throughout the "Od...

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Published in:	Classical Journal Vol. 94; no. 2; pp. 121 - 142
Main Author:	Beck, Deborah
Format:	Article
Published:	Johns Hopkins University Press Dec98/Jan99
Subjects:	Poetry (Literary form) Telemachus (Greek mythology) in literature Odysseus, King of Ithaca (Mythological character) in literature Epithets Literature
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Summary:	Examines the speech introductions for Telemachus and Odysseus in "Odyssey," by Homer. Discussion of epithets in speech introductions; Variations of Speech introductions in terms of line-boundaries; Overview of an unenjambed speech-introductory language for Telemachus and Odysseus throughout the "Odyssey."