Measure and Music: Enjambement and Sentence Structure in the Iliad

by Carolyn Higbie

Overview

This book is the first line-by-line analysis of enjambement and verse-internal breaks throughout the entire Iliad. Addressing larger, stylistic questions concerning genre, effect, and the manipulation and enjambing of formulae, Higbie examines a wide range of literary structures, including speeches, similes, battle scenes, and catalogues. A fundamental and thorough examination of enjambement in Homeric verse, this work will become a standard reference for scholars and students of Homer.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780198143871
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	01/17/1991
Pages:	240
Product dimensions:	5.75(w) x 8.81(h) x 0.80(d)
Lexile:	1450L (what's this?)

About the Author

Southern Illinois University

Editorial Reviews

"This is an important book for Homeric studies and oral studies generally because of the terrain it covers and the standard that it sets for meticulous analysis."—Bryn Mawr Classical Review

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