Robert J Rabel
Biographic Data
| ID | 5628123 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Robert J Rabel |
| GIVEN NAMES | Robert J |
| FAMILY NAME | Rabel |
| SIGNATURE | RABEL R J |
| AFFILIATIONS | 1LEXINGTON, University of Kentucky |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 12 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 7 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 11 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1982 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Device and Composition in the Greek Epic Cycle by Benjamin Sammons
Reviewed by: Device and Composition in the Greek Epic Cycle by Benjamin Sammons Robert J. Rabel Benjamin Sammons. Device and Composition in the Greek Epic Cycle. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2017. Pp. vii, 263. $85.00. ISBN 978-0-19-061484-3. The thesis of this remarkable book is that the Homeric poems and the poems of the so-called epic cycle are constructed from the same basic devices, “the same bag of tricks” (20). For readers unfamiliar w…
Approaches to Homer, Ancient and Modern
"Impersonation and Representation in the "Odyssey
"Plot and Point of View in the "Iliad
Plot and Point of View in the Iliad
Point of view as an element in the technique of storytelling has emerged as a topic of major interest in this century, particularly in relation to the study of the novel. Some have argued that point of view also serves as a significant component of epic style. Most studies that claim that Homer employs a perspectival method of narration have limited themselves to the study of the relationship between the points of view of the narrator and the var…
Sophocles' Philoctetes and the Interpretation of Iliad 9
Sophocles' Philoctetes and the Interpretation of Iliad 9 Robert J. Rabel In Book 9 of the Iliad, Agamemnon's emissaries, Odysseus, Phoenix, and Ajax attempt to persuade Achilles to return to battle.1 They employ a variety of arguments both moral and prudential in form. Among these, Odysseus promises the hero glory (, 9.303) and lists the many gifts that Achilles will win if only he relents (9.262–99). Phoenix, portraying himself as a surrogate fa…
The Theme of Need in "Iliad" 9-11
THE NIGHT RAID OF Odysseus and Diomedes that comprises Book 10 of the Iliad contains such eccentricities of expression and linguistic form that on grounds of style commentators are probably correct in viewing it as a separate composition from the Iliad, inserted only later into the poem.1 Moreover, the contents of the book, though sometimes praised for their intrinsic interest, have most often been judged a blemish in the structure and an irrelev…
Agamemnon's Aristeia
The origins of democratic thinking
The origins of democratic thinking: The invention of politics in classical Athens." History of European Ideas, 12(4), pp. 548–549
Apollo as a Model for Achilles in the Iliad
Chryses and the Opening of the Iliad
Apollo in the Vulture Simile of the Oresteia
Chryses and the Opening of the Iliad
Apollo as a Model for Achilles in the Iliad
"Impersonation and Representation in the "Odyssey
Sophocles' Philoctetes and the Interpretation of Iliad 9
Sophocles' Philoctetes and the Interpretation of Iliad 9 Robert J. Rabel In Book 9 of the Iliad, Agamemnon's emissaries, Odysseus, Phoenix, and Ajax attempt to persuade Achilles to return to battle.1 They employ a variety of arguments both moral and prudential in form. Among these, Odysseus promises the hero glory (, 9.303) and lists the many gifts that Achilles will win if only he relents (9.262–99). Phoenix, portraying himself as a surrogate fa…
Apollo in the Vulture Simile of the Oresteia
Chryses and the Opening of the Iliad
Agamemnon's Aristeia
The origins of democratic thinking
The origins of democratic thinking: The invention of politics in classical Athens." History of European Ideas, 12(4), pp. 548–549
Apollo as a Model for Achilles in the Iliad
The Theme of Need in "Iliad" 9-11
THE NIGHT RAID OF Odysseus and Diomedes that comprises Book 10 of the Iliad contains such eccentricities of expression and linguistic form that on grounds of style commentators are probably correct in viewing it as a separate composition from the Iliad, inserted only later into the poem.1 Moreover, the contents of the book, though sometimes praised for their intrinsic interest, have most often been judged a blemish in the structure and an irrelev…
Plot and Point of View in the Iliad
Point of view as an element in the technique of storytelling has emerged as a topic of major interest in this century, particularly in relation to the study of the novel. Some have argued that point of view also serves as a significant component of epic style. Most studies that claim that Homer employs a perspectival method of narration have limited themselves to the study of the relationship between the points of view of the narrator and the var…
Sophocles' Philoctetes and the Interpretation of Iliad 9
Sophocles' Philoctetes and the Interpretation of Iliad 9 Robert J. Rabel In Book 9 of the Iliad, Agamemnon's emissaries, Odysseus, Phoenix, and Ajax attempt to persuade Achilles to return to battle.1 They employ a variety of arguments both moral and prudential in form. Among these, Odysseus promises the hero glory (, 9.303) and lists the many gifts that Achilles will win if only he relents (9.262–99). Phoenix, portraying himself as a surrogate fa…
"Impersonation and Representation in the "Odyssey
"Plot and Point of View in the "Iliad
Approaches to Homer, Ancient and Modern
Device and Composition in the Greek Epic Cycle by Benjamin Sammons
Reviewed by: Device and Composition in the Greek Epic Cycle by Benjamin Sammons Robert J. Rabel Benjamin Sammons. Device and Composition in the Greek Epic Cycle. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2017. Pp. vii, 263. $85.00. ISBN 978-0-19-061484-3. The thesis of this remarkable book is that the Homeric poems and the poems of the so-called epic cycle are constructed from the same basic devices, “the same bag of tricks” (20). For readers unfamiliar w…
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