Homer's Trojan Theater

Space, Vision, and Memory in the IIiad

Nonfiction, History, Ancient History, Fiction & Literature, Literary Theory & Criticism
Cover of the book Homer's Trojan Theater by Jenny Strauss Clay, Cambridge University Press
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Jenny Strauss Clay ISBN: 9780511853166
Publisher: Cambridge University Press Publication: February 10, 2011
Imprint: Cambridge University Press Language: English
Author: Jenny Strauss Clay
ISBN: 9780511853166
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication: February 10, 2011
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Language: English

Moving away from the verbal and thematic repetitions that have dominated Homeric studies and exploiting the insights of cognitive psychology, this highly innovative and accessible study focuses on the visual poetics of the Iliad as the narrative is envisioned by the poet and rendered visible. It does so through a close analysis of the often-neglected 'Battle Books'. They here emerge as a coherently visualized narrative sequence rather than as a random series of combats, and this approach reveals, for instance, the significance of Sarpedon's attack on the Achaean Wall and Patroclus' path to destruction. In addition, Professor Strauss Clay suggests new ways of approaching ancient narratives: not only with one's ear, but also with one's eyes. She further argues that the loci system of mnemonics, usually attributed to Simonides, is already fully exploited by the Iliad poet to keep track of his cast of characters and to organize his narrative.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

Moving away from the verbal and thematic repetitions that have dominated Homeric studies and exploiting the insights of cognitive psychology, this highly innovative and accessible study focuses on the visual poetics of the Iliad as the narrative is envisioned by the poet and rendered visible. It does so through a close analysis of the often-neglected 'Battle Books'. They here emerge as a coherently visualized narrative sequence rather than as a random series of combats, and this approach reveals, for instance, the significance of Sarpedon's attack on the Achaean Wall and Patroclus' path to destruction. In addition, Professor Strauss Clay suggests new ways of approaching ancient narratives: not only with one's ear, but also with one's eyes. She further argues that the loci system of mnemonics, usually attributed to Simonides, is already fully exploited by the Iliad poet to keep track of his cast of characters and to organize his narrative.

More books from Cambridge University Press

Cover of the book The Cambridge Handbook of Communication Disorders by Jenny Strauss Clay
Cover of the book Harmony in Mendelssohn and Schumann by Jenny Strauss Clay
Cover of the book The Foundations of Australian Public Law by Jenny Strauss Clay
Cover of the book Rethinking Anti-Americanism by Jenny Strauss Clay
Cover of the book Probability by Jenny Strauss Clay
Cover of the book Sex and Gender in Acute Care Medicine by Jenny Strauss Clay
Cover of the book Model Building in Economics by Jenny Strauss Clay
Cover of the book Britain's Two World Wars against Germany by Jenny Strauss Clay
Cover of the book The Cambridge Introduction to Christopher Marlowe by Jenny Strauss Clay
Cover of the book The Politics of Bureaucratic Corruption in Post-Transitional Eastern Europe by Jenny Strauss Clay
Cover of the book The Cambridge Handbook of Information and Computer Ethics by Jenny Strauss Clay
Cover of the book The Archaeology of Death in Roman Syria by Jenny Strauss Clay
Cover of the book Strange Bedfellows by Jenny Strauss Clay
Cover of the book Climate Change and the Contemporary Novel by Jenny Strauss Clay
Cover of the book Reaching for the Sun by Jenny Strauss Clay
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy