The Epithets In Homer: A Study In Poetic Values

Part I: The Epithets And Poetry -- 1. Qualities And Identities -- 2. The Epithet And Homeric Poetry -- 3. Narrative And Representation -- 4. The Epithets In Dialogue -- 5. Flagrant Instances Of The Epithet -- 6. The Epithet In Narrative -- 7. On The Repetition Of The Epithets -- Part Ii: The Concrete Value Of The Epithet -- 8. The Epithet In The Sentence -- 9. Ship -- 10. Horse -- 11. Sea, Earth, Sky, And Zeus -- 12. Persons -- 13. Presence And Absence Of Epithets -- 14. Epithet And Predicate -- 15. The Meaning Of The Epithets -- 16. Aspects Of Things -- 17. Human Dispositions -- 18. Conclusions On Meaning -- 19. Time -- Part Iii: Theories Of The Epithet -- 20. Definitions Of The Epithet -- 21. Interpretations Of The Epithet -- 22. Aesthetic Reflections. Paolo Vivante. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.