Editorial: Cambridge University Press
Número de páginas: 277 págs. 15.0 x 23.0 cm
Fecha de edición: 01-07-2023
EAN: 9781108481793
ISBN: 978-1-108-48179-3
Precio (sin IVA): 113,66 €
Precio (IVA incluído): 118,21 €
Just as the story of an epic poem is woven from characters and plot, so too the individual similes within an epic create a unique simile world. Like any other story, it is peopled by individual characters, happenings, and experiences, such as the shepherd and his flocks, a storm at sea, or predators hunting prey. The simile world that complements the epic mythological story is re-imagined afresh in relation to the themes of each epic poem. As Deborah Beck argues in this stimulating book, over time a simile world takes shape across many poems composed over many centuries.