TY  - BOOK
AU  - Kanavou,Nikoletta
TI  - The Names of Homeric Heroes: Problems and Interpretations 
T2  - Sozomena : Studies in the Recovery of Ancient Texts ,
SN  - 9783110409970
AV  - PA4037 .K36 2015
PY  - 2015///]
CY  - Berlin, Boston : 
PB  - De Gruyter, 
KW  - Epic poetry, Greek
KW  - History and criticism
KW  - Greek language
KW  - Etymology
KW  - Names
KW  - Names, Personal, in literature
KW  - Onomastics in literature
KW  - Etymologie
KW  - Homer
KW  - Ilias
KW  - Odyssee
KW  - LITERARY CRITICISM / Ancient & Classical
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - Iliad
KW  - Odyssey
KW  - etymology
N1  - Frontmatter --; Contents --; Abbreviations --; 1. Introductory notes --; 2. Names from the Iliad --; 3. Names from the Odyssey --; 4. ‘Minor’ speaking names --; 5. Afterword --; 6. Appendix. Homeric Personal Names as Historical Names: Preliminary Remarks --; 7. Bibliography --; Name Index; restricted access; Issued also in print
N2  - The purpose of this book is to contribute to the appreciation of the linguistic, literary and contextual value of Homeric personal names. This is an old topic, which famously interested Plato, and an object of constant scholarly attention from the time of ancient commentators to the present day. The book begins with an introduction to the particularly complex set of factors that affect all efforts to interpret Homeric names. The main chapters are structured around the character and action of selected heroes in their Homeric contexts (in the case of the Iliad, a heroic war; the Odyssey chapter encompasses more than one planes of action). They offer a survey of modern etymologies, set against ancient views on names and naming, in order to reconstruct (as far as possible) the reception of significant names by ancient audiences and further to shed light on the parameters surrounding the choice and use of personal names in Homer. An Appendix touches on the underexplored career of Homeric personal names as historical names, offering data and a preliminary analysis
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110421972
UR  - https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9783110421972
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ER  -