The Shield of Achilles and the Poetics of Ekpharsis
By (author) Andrew Sprague Becker
Publication date:
21 March 1995Length of book:
193 pagesPublisher
Rowman & Littlefield PublishersISBN-13: 9780847679980
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.