Milman Parry
Milman Parry was an American scholar of epic poetry and the founder of the discipline of oral tradition. His work on the oral-formulaic composition of Homeric epics revolutionized the study of ancient Greek literature.
Books
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1. The Making of Homeric Verse
The Collected Papers of Milman Parry
This book is a comprehensive study of the structure and formation of the earliest form of Greek poetry, the Homeric verse. It explores the oral tradition of the Homeric epics, suggesting that they were originally composed and performed by illiterate bards who used a complex system of formulaic language to create and remember the epic poems. The book also investigates the influence of the oral tradition on the written versions of the epics, offering a new understanding of the development of ancient Greek literature.
The 2717th Greatest Book of All Time
