| Description |
1 online resource |
| Series |
Oxford Studies in Byzantium |
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Oxford studies in Byzantium.
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| Contents |
Note on Editions, Translations, and Abbreviations -- Introduction -- Eustathios of Thessalonike and Komnenian Byzantium -- Homer in Byzantium -- Homer the Rhetorician -- Eustathios on the Composition of the Iliad -- 1. The Proem to the Commentary on the Iliad: Eustathios' Hermeneutic Programme -- The Wise Homer and His Erudite Exegete -- Homer and Eustathios as Teachers of Rhetoric -- Eustathios on History, Myth, and Allegory in Homeric Poetry -- Conclusion -- 2. The Skilful Composition of the Iliad -- Ancient Literary and Rhetorical Theories on Skilful Composition -- Eustathios on Homer's Skilful Selection and Arrangement of Subject Matter -- Principles and Techniques of Homer's Skilful Composition -- Eustathios on Homer's Skilful Composition: The Catalogue of Ships as Case Study -- Conclusion -- 3. The Plausible Composition of the Iliad -- Plausibility in Ancient Literary Criticism and Rhetorical Theory -- Eustathios on Homeric Techniques for Establishing Plausibility (1): Plausible Content -- Eustathios on Homeric Techniques for Establishing Plausibility (2): Presentation and Formulation -- Eustathios on Homer's Plausible Composition: Priam's Visit to Achilles as Case Study -- Conclusion -- 4. The Gods and the Composition of the Iliad -- The Homeric Gods in Ancient and Byzantine Exegesis -- Eustathios on the Gods in Bodily Form -- The Gods as Allegories of the Poet's Intellect -- The Gods as Anagogical Allegories -- Conclusion -- Epilogue -- Appendix I: The Proem to the Commentary on the Iliad -- Appendix II: Eustathios on Homeric Similes -- Appendix III: Eustathios on Invocations of the Muses -- References -- Glossary -- General Index -- Index Locorum |
| Summary |
This volume analyses the rhetorical thought of Eustathios of Thessalonike in his monumental Commentary on the Iliad. Van den Berg examines Eustathios' presentation of Homer to an audience of aspiring writers in the Byzantine period |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Description based on online resource; title from home page (Oxford Academic, viewed on May 15, 2023) |
| Subject |
Eustathius, Archbishop of Thessalonica, -approximately 1194 -- Criticism and interpretation
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Homer. Iliad.
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| SUBJECT |
Eustathius, Archbishop of Thessalonica, -approximately 1194 fast |
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Iliad (Homer) fast |
| Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
019268907X |
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9780192689078 |
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