The Homeric question and the oral-formulaic theory
Minna Skafte Jensen • 1980 • Museum Tusculanum Press
- Author
- Minna Skafte Jensen
- First published
- 1980
- Publisher
- Museum Tusculanum Press
- Genres
- Poetry · History
- Subjects
- Ancient Rhetoric · Greek Epic poetry · History and criticism · Oral tradition
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Published in 1980 by Museum Tusculanum Press, this work emerged from the scholarly tradition of the University of Copenhagen during a period when the study of Homeric poetry was undergoing a rigorous reassessment. Minna Skafte Jensen aimed to synthesize the historical debate surrounding the composition of the Iliad and the Odyssey with the influential oral-formulaic theory popularized by Milman Parry and Albert Lord.
The book serves as a focused investigation into how oral techniques shaped the narrative structure of the Homeric epics. Jensen's approach was designed to navigate the tension between the 'analyst' perspective, which sought to dissect the poems into individual layers of composition, and the 'unitarian' view, which treated them as cohesive works. The text remains a respected reference for classicists interested in the mechanics of oral tradition and the transition from oral performance to written text.
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