Creatures of speech, lion, herding, and hunting similes in the Iliad. Beitr� zur Altertumskunde ; 5.

From the library of Prof. Wolfgang Haase, long-time editor of ANRW and the International Journal of the Classical Tradition (IJCT). - Overall very good and clean. - Contents: Works Cited by Author -- Preface -- Introduction -- I Animals in the Similes -- The Predominance and Functions of Animal Similes -- The Oral Nature, Date, and Distribution of Similes -- II Animals in the Poems -- Traditional Themes and Attitudes Towards Animals -- Animal Species: Principles of Selection -- Names, Gender, and Epithets for Animals -- Interaction of Language in Describing Motion and Emotion -- III The Beast of War: Lion Similes -- Typology -- Anatomy -- Action in Lion Similes -- IV The Lion as Marauder of the Herds and as Hunter -- The Aristeia of Diomedes: Book 5 -- The Aristeia of Agamemnon: Book 11 -- Reversal: Hektor Storms the Wall: Book 12 -- Hektor Storms the Ships: Book 15 -- Conclusion -- V Pursuit in Battle: Hunting Similes -- Characteristics and Affinities with Lion Similes -- The Roles of the Hound and Boar -- Hunter and Hounds: Hektor and the Trojans: Books 11 and 17 -- VI Pursuit and Attack: Reversals in Hunting Imagery -- Imagery of Pursuit: Books 18-21 -- Imagery of Attack: Book 22 -- VII Conclusions: Animal Imagery in the Homeric Narrative -- Interaction of Animal Simile and Other Contexts -- Simile and Omen -- Simile and Epiphany -- Simile and Ecphrasis -- Lion Similes and the Theme of the Cattle Raid -- Simile and Paradigm -- Conclusion -- Appendixes A. A Register of Identifiable Species in the Poems -- B. A List of Emotive States Attributed to Animals -- Expressions and Words for Emotive States and Seats of Emotion Applied to Animals -- C. Formulae in Lion Similes -- Tables Showing Phraseology from Lion Similes -- Table I: Corresponding Phrases Restricted to Lion Similes -- Table 2: Non-Restricted Repeated Lion Vocabulary -- Table 3: Lion Vocabulary Shared with Other Animals -- D. A List of Line References to Lion Similes in Homer -- Bibliography -- Index Locorum. ISBN 9783519074540