The Stories of Similes in Greek and Roman Epic

Explores what kind of stories emerge from classical epic when similes are front and center. Combines the interdisciplinary field of embodied cognition with literary analyses of Classical epic similes to show how the distinctive themes of an individual poem emerge from the experiences that similes create.

• | By (Author): Deborah Beck (University of Texas, Austin) (Author)
• | Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• | Publication Date: Jun 30, 2023
• | Country of Publication: United Kingdom
• | Number of Pages: 277 pages
• | Language: NULL
• | Binding: Hardback
• | ISBN-10: 1108481795
• | ISBN-13: 9781108481793