Similes create a distinctive world of embodied experiences that partner with the mythological story to shape epic narrative. Cover -- Half-title -- Title page -- Copyright information -- Dedication -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Note on...
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Similes create a distinctive world of embodied experiences that partner with the mythological story to shape epic narrative. Cover -- Half-title -- Title page -- Copyright information -- Dedication -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Note on Translations -- List of Abbreviations -- Introduction -- I.1 Simile Shepherds and Their Flocks: Apollonius Argonautica 2.121-29 -- I.2 Shepherds and the Simile World: ''Pattern'' -- I.3 Similes and the Mythological Story -- I.4 Simile Constructions: ''Weave'' -- I.5 Chapter Road Map -- I.6 Embodiment and Academic Writing -- Notes -- Chapter 1 Homer Odyssey: Heroism, Home, and Family -- 1.1 Embarkation -- 1.2 The Simile World of the Odyssey -- 1.3 Similes and the Odyssey Story -- 1.4 Returns -- 1.4.1 Telemachus and Odysseus: Book 16 -- 1.4.2 Penelope and Odysseus: Books 19 and 23 -- 1.5 Conclusions -- Notes -- Chapter 2 Homer Iliad: Leadership and Loss -- 2.1 The Overmastered Shepherd -- 2.2 The Simile World of the Iliad -- 2.3 Similes and the Iliad Story World -- 2.3.1 Battle: Stalemate -- 2.3.2 Clusters -- 2.3.3 Similes Outside of Battle -- 2.4 Emotional Ties between Leaders and Their Comrades -- 2.4.1 Trojan and Greek Forces: 8.553-9.16 -- 2.4.2 Achilles and Patroclus: 16.1-21 -- 2.5 Conclusions -- Notes -- Chapter 3 Apollonius Argonautica: Gender, Emotion, and the Limits of Human Skill -- 3.1 Shepherds Who Succeed -- 3.2 Pattern: The Simile World of the Argonautica -- 3.2.1 Men's Skill and Expertise -- 3.2.2 Women and Human Relationships -- 3.3 Similes and the Argonautica Story -- 3.3.1 Battle -- 3.3.2 Emotions -- 3.4 Weave: Structures of Similes in the Argonautica -- 3.4.1 Simile Clusters -- 3.4.2 ''No Exit'' and Quantitative Measurement Similes -- 3.4.3 A New Structure: Option Similes -- 3.4.4 Apollonius as a Form of Simile Structure -- 3.5 Physical, Emotional, and (Inter)Textual Expressions of Grief: 1.269-75 -- 3.5.1 Wrenching Sobs: Homeric Simile Allusions -- 3.5.2 Captive to Emotion: Parallels with Tragic Heroines.
