{"product_id":"accidental-grandeur-daniel-h-garrison-9780820407395","title":"Accidental Grandeur: A Defense of Narrative Vagueness in Ancient Epic Literature","description":"Since the work of Milman Parry, Homeric poetry has been subjected to a meticulous re-evaluation. The question of how closely an oral tale should be searched for subtle meanings applies, not just to Homer, but to all traditional literature. \u003ci\u003eAccidental\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eGrandeur\u003c\/i\u003e mitigates this controversy with the novel idea that great epics succeed largely because their style leaves so much to the audience's imagination. From the Old Irish traditions to Homer to the highly literate Vergil, certain inflexible narrative conventions may be seen actually to introduce a poetic uncertainty.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Daniel H. Garrison\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0820407399\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780820407395\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publi\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/01\/1988\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 207\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover","brand":"Daniel H. Garrison","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":49082574176511,"sku":"9780820407395","price":45.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/accidental-grandeur-daniel-h-garrison-9780820407395","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}