The stories of similes in Greek and Roman epic / Deborah Beck, The University of Texas at Austin.

"Just as the story of an epic poem is woven from characters and plot, so too the individual similes within an epic create a unique simile world. Like any other story, it is peopled by individual characters, happenings, and experiences, such as the shepherd and his flocks, a storm at sea, or pre...

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Main Author:	Beck, Deborah (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Cambridge ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, [2023]
Subjects:	Epic poetry, Classical > History and criticism. Simile in literature. Poésie épique ancienne > Histoire et critique. Epic poetry, Classical. Criticism, interpretation, etc. Literary criticism. Critiques littéraires.