Homer in performance : rhapsodes, narrators, and characters /
"Before they were written down, the poems attributed to Homer were performed orally, usually by rhapsodes (singers/reciters) who might have traveled from city to city or enjoyed a position in a wealthy household. Even after the Iliad and the Odyssey were committed to writing, rhapsodes performe...
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| Format: | Government Document Book |
| Language: | English |
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Austin :
University of Texas Press,
2018
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| Edition: | First edition |
| Series: | Ashley and Peter Larkin series in Greek and Roman culture
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