The Shield of Achilles and the Poetics of Ekphrasis
| By: | Andrew Sprague Becker |
| Publisher: | Bloomsbury USA |
| Print ISBN: | 9780847679980 |
| eText ISBN: | 9781461645627 |
| Edition: | 1 |
| Copyright: | 1995 |
| Format: | Reflowable |
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In 'The Shield of Achilles and the Poetics of Ekphrasis', Becker explores how Homeric poetry shapes its own reception: how Homer's reaction to a visual image creates his audience's response to a literary description. Becker also enters into a fiercely raging literary debate about the modernist, self-conscious elements of Homeric narrative.