Greek Praise Poetry and the Rhetoric of Divinity
| Author | : Felix Johannes Meister |
| Publisher | : Academic |
| Total Pages | : 266 |
| Release | : 2020 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780198847687 |
| ISBN-13 | : 0198847688 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (87 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Greek Praise Poetry and the Rhetoric of Divinity by : Felix Johannes Meister
Download or read book Greek Praise Poetry and the Rhetoric of Divinity written by Felix Johannes Meister and published by Academic. This book was released on 2020 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Surveying a large body of Greek (and occasionally Roman) literature, as well as material remains, this volume offers the first systematic study of a central motif in the praise of humans in antiquity, and explores when, how, why, and to what effect humans are compared to gods in the poetry of archaic and classical Greece.
