Exile in Homeric Epic

This dissertation examines exile in Homeric epic and in particular the relationship between exile as a narrative motif and the thematic significance of exile in specific contexts. The Homeric exile motif is defined and found to include four stock elements involving the causes of exile, the role of c...

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Main Author: Perry, Timothy
Other Authors: Burgess, Jonathan
Language:en
Published: 2010
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1807/24850