The poetics of supplication
War in literature
Greek Epic poetry
Oral tradition
Rites and ceremonies
Criticism and interpretation
History and criticism
In this penetrating and compelling reinterpretation of the Iliad and the Odyssey, Kevin Crotty explores the connection between the "poetic" nature of supplication on the one hand, and, on the other, the importance of supplication in the structure and poetics of the two epics. The suppliant's attempt…
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