The occasional contextual appropriateness of formulaic diction in the Homeric poems.

Exposes a fundamental flaw in Milman Parry's argument on Homer's contextual appropriateness and justifies practice of treating some epithets appropriate to context. Objections to Parry's analysis; Claim that one poet could use some formulas more or less frequently than another poet runs counter to...

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Publicado en:American Journal of Philology Vol. 115; no. 3; pp. 321 - 336
Autor principal: Machacek, Gregory
Formato: Literary Criticism
Publicado: Johns Hopkins University Press Fall94
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Sumario:Exposes a fundamental flaw in Milman Parry's argument on Homer's contextual appropriateness and justifies practice of treating some epithets appropriate to context. Objections to Parry's analysis; Claim that one poet could use some formulas more or less frequently than another poet runs counter to the impression Parry gives.