The Song of the Sirens and Other Essays (Greek Studies: Interdisciplinary Approaches)

In this collection of his essays on Homer, some new and some appearing for the first time in English, the distinguished scholar Pietro Pucci examines the linguistic and rhetorical features of the poet's works. Arguing that there can be no purely historical interpretation, given that the parameters of interpretation are themselves historically determined, Pucci focuses instead on two features of Homer's rhetoric: repetition of expression (formulae) and its effects on meaning, and the issue of intertextuality. In this collection of his essays on Homer, some new and some appearing for the first time in English, the distinguished scholar Pietro Pucci examines the linguistic and rhetorical features of the poet's works. Arguing that there can be no purely historical interpretation, given that the parameters of interpretation are themselves historically determined, Pucci focuses instead on two features of Homer's rhetoric: repetition of expression (formulae) and its effects on meaning, and the issue of intertextuality. In This Collection Of His Essays On Homer, Some New And Some Appearing For The First Time In English, The Distinguished Scholar Pietro Pucci Examines The Linguistic And Rhetorical Features Of The Poet's Works. Arguing That There Can Be No Purely Historical Interpretation, Given That The Parameters Of Interpretation Are Themselves Historically Determined, Pucci Focuses Instead On Two Features Of Homer's Rhetoric: Repetition Of Expression (formulae) And Its Effects On Meaning, And The Issue Of Intertextuality. The Song Of The Sirens -- The Proem Of The Odyssey -- The Language Of The Muses -- Banter And Banquets For Heroic Death -- Textual Epiphanies In The Iliad -- Epiphanic Strategy And Intertextuality -- Antiphonal Lament Between Achilles And Briseis -- The I And The Other In Odysseus's Story Of The Cyclopes -- Odysseus Narrator: The End Of The Heroic Race -- Honor And Glory In The Iliad. Pietro Pucci. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [231]-241) And Index.