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Verbal Dueling in Heroic Narrative: The Homeric and Old English Traditions
(Hardback)
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Publishing Details
Full Title:
Verbal Dueling in Heroic Narrative: The Homeric and Old English Traditions
Contributors:
By (Author) Wards Parks
Series:
Publisher:
Princeton University Press
Imprint:
Princeton University Press
Publication Date:
28th June 2016
Country:
United States
Classifications
Readership:
Tertiary Education
Genre:
Fiction/Non-fiction:
Non Fiction
Main Subject:
Dewey:
820.9
Physical Properties
Physical Format:
Hardback
Number of Pages:
252
Dimensions:
Width 152mm, Height 229mm
Weight:
510g
Description
This work is a rare cross-cultural study of one of the most universal dialogic genres: heroic flyting, or the verbal duel in which the heroes, prior to physical combat, make boastful claims that must be backed up through action in the arena of public contesting. Long recognized as an elemental behavioral paradigm in human consciousness, the contest
