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5. The "Eternal Return" in the Plot Structure of The Iliad

© 2020 University of California Press, Berkeley

© 2020 University of California Press, Berkeley

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter I
  2. Contents IX
  3. Preface XI
  4. List of Abbreviations XIII
  5. Introduction XIX
  6. 1. The Traditional Phrase (I): Theory of Production 1
  7. 2. The Traditional Phrase (II): Meaning and Significance 27
  8. 3. The Motif 64
  9. 4. The Motif Sequence 112
  10. 5. The "Eternal Return" in the Plot Structure of The Iliad 131
  11. 6. AYTAP AXIΛΛEYΣ 167
  12. Conclusion 199
  13. Appendix A: Associative Patterns in Various Oral Literatures 210
  14. Appendix B: Annunciation Phrases from The Iliad A Select List in Order of Occurrence 214
  15. Select Bibliography 217
  16. Index Locorum 223
  17. General Index 233
Spontaneity and Tradition
This chapter is in the book Spontaneity and Tradition
https://doi.org/10.1525/9780520320758-008

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter I
  2. Contents IX
  3. Preface XI
  4. List of Abbreviations XIII
  5. Introduction XIX
  6. 1. The Traditional Phrase (I): Theory of Production 1
  7. 2. The Traditional Phrase (II): Meaning and Significance 27
  8. 3. The Motif 64
  9. 4. The Motif Sequence 112
  10. 5. The "Eternal Return" in the Plot Structure of The Iliad 131
  11. 6. AYTAP AXIΛΛEYΣ 167
  12. Conclusion 199
  13. Appendix A: Associative Patterns in Various Oral Literatures 210
  14. Appendix B: Annunciation Phrases from The Iliad A Select List in Order of Occurrence 214
  15. Select Bibliography 217
  16. Index Locorum 223
  17. General Index 233
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