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In _The Shield of Achilles and the Poetics of Ekphrasis_, Becker explores how Homeric poetry shapes its own reception: how Homer's reaction to a visual image creates his audience's response to a literary description. Becker also enters into a fiercely raging literary debate about the modernist, self-conscious elements of Homeric narrative.Becker, Andrew S. is the author of 'Shield of Achilles and the Poetics of Ekphrasis' with ISBN 9780847679980 and ISBN 0847679985.
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