Studies in the Language of Homer

Name: Studies in the Language of Homer
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ISBN: 9780521038263

ISBN-10: 052103826X

ISBN-13: 9780521038263

Edition: 2nd 2007 (Revised)

Authors: G. P. Shipp

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Professor Shipp's purpose in the first edition of this book (published in 1953) was 'to examine in as much detail as possible the development of the language of the Iliad in some of its typical features, with careful attention to the spoken dialects involved and to the influence of metre'. In the second edition he widens the scope of his work to examine the Odyssey as well as the Iliad, and he extends its detail to include syntax as well as grammatical forms and to cover questions of vocabulary more comprehensively. The author's earlier conclusions are shown to be confirmed, and an important further result for the Odyssey has been to show the typical lateness of the language of moralizing…

Book details

List price: $63.99
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication date: 7/26/2007
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 396
Size: 5.94" wide x 8.94" long x 0.87" tall
Weight: 1.298



Preface to second edition


Preface to first edition


List of abbreviations



The Language of Similes and Related Questions: Introductory



Localization of rare late features from Chantraine's Grammaire Hom+ï¿½rique (Tome I - Phon+ï¿½tique et Morphologie)



Localization of rare late features from Chantraine's Grammaire Hom+ï¿½rique (Tome II - Syntax)



Contraction in Homer



Vocabulary



Various aspects of Homeric language and metrical technique



General remarks on similes



Distribution of Abnormal Features: Introductory



Iliad A-I



Iliad ?-X



Odyssey


Subject index


Greek index