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Blameless Aegisthus
A study of αμύμων and other Homeric epithets
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Anne Parry's 'Blameless Aegisthus' investigates the Homeric epithet αμύμων and other formulaic epithets, analyzing their linguistic, contextual, and interpretive implications within the epics.
The book provides detailed philological argumentation about the meaning and usage of these formulaic terms, contributing to debates about character portrayal and Homeric diction.
Parry's scholarship offers a thorough bibliography and close textual analysis aimed at specialists in Homeric studies.
The work helps clarify puzzling epithets that have vexed translators and commentators, such as the apparently ironic epithet applied to Aegisthus.
It remains a reference for those engaging in detailed Homeric philology.
The book provides detailed philological argumentation about the meaning and usage of these formulaic terms, contributing to debates about character portrayal and Homeric diction.
Parry's scholarship offers a thorough bibliography and close textual analysis aimed at specialists in Homeric studies.
The work helps clarify puzzling epithets that have vexed translators and commentators, such as the apparently ironic epithet applied to Aegisthus.
It remains a reference for those engaging in detailed Homeric philology.
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Johanna Hanink
Translating the Odyssey, with Daniel Mendelsohn
