The stranger's welcome

Description:

This is a book about the rituals of hospitality (xenia) in Homer. But it is only secondarily so; it could just as well be about sacrifice, assembly, arming, or any of a number of frequently recurring actions in Homer. This book is primarily about how oral poetry works; it is an attempt to define the aesthetics of oral poetry on its own terms.

subjects: Ancient Aesthetics,  Criticism and interpretation,  Greek Epic poetry,  History and criticism,  Hospitality in literature,  Oral tradition,  Oral-formulaic analysis,  Outsiders in literature,  Homer,  Epic poetry, history and criticism,  Aesthetics, greek

People: Homer

Places: Greece