1. From Homer to Plato, The Contours of the Problem

Kapitel in diesem Buch

1. Frontmatter i
2. Foreword vii
3. Contents ix
4. Prologue 1
5. 1. From Homer to Plato, The Contours of the Problem 4
6. 2. The Function of Epic in Preliterate Societies 15
7. 3. The Psychology of Rhythmic Memorization 38
8. 4. The Society Reported by Homer 55
9. 5. Some Elements of the Homeric Fantasy 88
10. 6. The Method and Manner of Homeric Storage 106
11. 7. The Justice of the Iliad 123
12. 8. The Legalities of the Odyssey 139
13. 9. The Moralities of the Odyssey 150
14. 10. The Justice of the Odyssey 179
15. 11. The Justice of Hesiod, An Essay in Detection 193
16. 12. The Spoken and the Written Word 218
17. 13. The Early History of the Verb “to Be” 233
18. 14. The Justice of Solon 249
19. 15. The Justice of the Pre-Socratics 263
20. 16. The Justice of Aeschylus 272
21. 17. The Justice of Herodotus 296
22. 18. The Justice of Plato 308
23. 19. A Philosophy of the Written Word 324
24. Epilogue 335
25. Notes, Works Cited, Index
26. Notes 343
27. Works Cited 367
28. Index 375