Narrative Semiotics in the Epic Tradition
Overview & Synopsis
In this innovative study, Stephen Nimis applies the insights of semiotics to the analysis of the epic simile in works by Homer, Apollonius of Rhodes, Vergil, Dante, and Milton. Through close structural readings of the similes in these works, Nimis explores the ways texts relate to their narrative traditions and shows how changing cultural contexts produce different ways of conceiving and constructing meaning. He traces these transformations in the epic from the integrated warrior culture of the Iliad to the dissolution of the epic tradition in the cultural world of Milton's Paradise Lost.
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Document Information
| Document Title | Narrative Semiotics in the Epic Tradition |
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| Author / Organization | Nimis, Stephen A. |
| Subject & Discipline | Literary theory |
| Categories | Open Access Books |
| Publication Year | 2022 |
| License / Rights | Open Access / Creative Commons |
| Resource Verification | Listed PDF (Verification Pending) |
| Original Host Website |
Directory of Open Access Books
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| File Format | application/pdf (Portable Document Format) |
| Language | EN |
| Catalog ID | DOC-164291 |
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