Epic Grief Personal Laments In Homer's Iliad

This study of the gooi or personal laments in HomerAs Iliad once and for all articulates the poetic techniques regulating this type of speech. Oral theory, narratology, semiotics, rhethorical analysis are deftly applied to explore the ways personal laments develop principal epic themes and unravel narrative threads weaving the thematical texture of the entire Iliad (and beyond).Tsagalis, Christos C. is the author of 'Epic Grief Personal Laments In Homer's Iliad', published 2004 under ISBN 9783110179446 and ISBN 311017944X.