Creatures of speech, lion, herding, and hunting similes in the Iliad

Autori

• Steven H. Lonsdale

Parametri

• Letteratura mondiale
• Narrativa

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InhaltsverzeichnisI Animals in the Similes.II Animals in the Poems.III The Beast of War: Lion Similes.IV The Lion as Marauder of the Herds and as Hunter.V Pursuit in Battle: Hunting Similes.VI Pursuit and Attack: Reversals in Hunting Imagery.VII Conclusions: Animal Imagery in the Homeric Narrative.Appendixes.A. A Register of Identifiable Species in the Poems.B. A List of Emotive States Attributed to Animals.Expressions and Words for Emotive States and Seats of Emotion Applied to Animals.C. Formulae in Lion Similes.Tables Showing Phraseology from Lion Similes.Table 1: Corresponding Phrases Restricted to Lion Similes.Table 2: Non-Restricted Repeated Lion Vocabulary.Table 3: Lion Vocabulary Shared with Other Animals.D. A List of Line References to Lion Similes in Homer.Index Locorum.

Lingua: Inglese

Pubblicato: 1990