Studies in the Language of Homer
Professor Shipp's purpose in the first edition of this book (published in 1953) was 'to examine in as much detail as possible the development of the language of the Iliad in some of its typical features, with careful attention to the spoken dialects involved and to the influence of metre'. In the second edition he widens the scope of his work to examine the Odyssey as well as the Iliad, and he extends its detail to include syntax as well as grammatical forms and to cover questions of...
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Examines the Odyssey as well as the Iliad.
Preface to second edition; Preface to first edition; List of abbreviations; Part I. The Language of Similes and Related Questions: Introductory;1. Localization of rare late features from Chantraine's Grammaire Homà rique (Tome I - Phonà tique et Morphologie); 2. Localization of rare late features from Chantraine's Grammaire Homà rique (Tome II - Syntax); 3. Contraction in Homer; 4. Vocabulary; 5. Various aspects of Homeric language and metrical technique; 6. General remarks on similes; Part II. Distribution of Abnormal Features: Introductory; 7. Iliad A-I; 8. Iliad Π-X; 9. Odyssey; Subject index; Greek index.
