Part 3: The Use and Abuse of Signs 3.1 The Manipulation of Signs in Herodotus’ Histories 3.1.1 Introduction Herodotus’ Histories contain many examples of figures who by a certain ingenuity and cunning manage to turn an unfavorable situation to their own advantage. [1] These figures have in common an ability to think quickly and to outwit others, and they make use… Read more
Appendix: The Formality Hypothesis A tradition stretching back to antiquity categorizes the earliest preserved Attic oratory as “dignified,” “formal,” or “austere.” [1] In The Evolution of Greek Prose Style Dover offers the most precise analysis of this feature and seeks to explain it as a continuation of the traditional style of public speaking at Athens, the only area that has provided specimens… Read more
Bibliography Aly, W. 1969. Volksmärchen, Sage und Novelle bei Herodot und seinen Zeitgenossen. Göttingen. Armayor, O. K. 1978. “Herodotus’ Persian Vocabulary.” Ancient World 1:147–156. Asheri, D. 1989. Erodoto. Le Storie. Libro I . La Lidia e la Persia. Milan. ———. 1990. Erodoto. Le Storie. Libro III. La Persia. Milan. Asheri,… Read more
To C.A.S.and to the memory of R.L.S. and C.E.S. Acknowledgments When The Power of Thetis was first published, I noted that for a short book, it boasted a long list of people to thank. Although that study, recast in the pages that follow, has not gotten longer, over the intervening years the list of friends and colleagues who have contributed to my thinking on its subject—and… Read more
Introduction to this Volume [In this on-line version, the page-numbers of the printed version are indicated within braces (“{” and “}”). For example, “{69|70}” indicates where p. 69 of the printed version ends and p. 70 begins. These indications will be useful to readers who need to look up references made elsewhere to the printed version of this book.] The Power of Thetis and the several essays included here… Read more
Conclusion The aim of this book has been to offer a systematic and comprehensive presentation of the function of space in the Iliad. To this end, and following Nünning’s theoretical model, four different aspects of space were studied, of which the first two (simple story space and embedded story space) pertain to the classical division between narrator text and character text proper, while the other two (similes… Read more
Appendix 1. Space in the Similes of the Iliad: The Visual Units In this appendix I offer a presentation, with very brief comments, of the organization and function of the system of visual units in the similes of each Iliadic book (with the exception of Iliad II, V, XI, and XVI, which were analyzed in detail in part 3). Iliad III Visual unit 1 … Read more
Appendix 2: Space in Similes Attested in Character Text In part 3, I studied the function of space in Iliadic similes attested in narrator text. I have excluded from the main body of this book all similes found in character text, after carefully considering a number of factors, which I will now present and elucidate. Since my topic is space, I will then briefly focus on the… Read more
Bibliography Aceti, C., D. Leuzzi, and L. Pagani. 2008. Eroi nell’Iliade: personaggi e strutture narrative. Rome. Addison, C. 1993. “From Literal to Figurative: An Introduction to the Study of the Simile.” College English 55:402–419. ———. 2001. “‘So Stretched Out Huge in Length’: Reading the Extended Simile.” Style 35:498–516. Adkins, A. W. H. 1960. Merit… Read more
Acknowledgments This book started life as a Ph.D. dissertation, the writing of which I completed largely while seated on a couch with an implacably immobile cat on my lap. These lengthy periods of enforced motionlessness greatly helped concentrate my mind on the text of Herodotus, and I have dedicated this book to her manes in gratitude for her good humor and company during those years. A… Read more
