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Homeric Similes

Homeric Simile is an extendedepic simile in Homeric Greek poetry that belongs to the broader class of poetic similes and is distinguished by its elaborate, narrative-like comparison, often spanning multiple lines and drawing on vivid natural or everyday imagery to enhance the heroic or thematic dimension of the narrative in Homeric Epic.

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Citations

29

Authors

10

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

2

Variants

Homeric Simile

Parents

Publications

30

All the difference in the world: postcoloniality and the ends of comparison

Choice Reviews Online · 2007 · 181 citations

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The Simile of the Cranes and Pygmies a Study of Homeric Metaphor

Leonard Muellner · Harvard Studies in Classical Philology · 1990 · 132 citations

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Wind and Time in Homeric Epic

Alex Purves · Transactions of the American Philological Association (1974-) · 2010 · 131 citations · Full text

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Multiple-Correspondence Similes in the <i>Aeneid</i>

David West · The Journal of Roman Studies · 1969 · 113 citations

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All the Difference in the World: Postcoloniality and the Ends of Comparison

Charles Forsdick, Natalie Melas · The Modern Language Review · 2008 · 101 citations

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Authors

29

  1. JL
    Jonathan L. Ready

    Indiana University, United States

    3 publications · 146 citations

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  2. LM
    Leonard Muellner

    1 publications · 132 citations

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  3. CF
    Charles Forsdick

    University of Liverpool, United Kingdom

    1 publications · 101 citations

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  4. DQ
    David Quint

    University of California, Merced, United States

    1 publications · 17 citations

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  5. SM
    Sophie Mills

    1 publications · 94 citations

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Institutions

10

  1. University of California, Berkeley

    Berkeley, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    62 citations

  2. University of Edinburgh

    Edinburgh, United Kingdom

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    113 citations

  3. Corpus Christi College

    Vancouver, Canada

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    37 citations

  4. The University of Sydney

    Sydney, Australia

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    25 citations

  5. Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis

    Indianapolis, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    73 citations

  6. Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi

    Corpus Christi, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    37 citations

  7. University of Michigan

    Ann Arbor, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    42 citations

  8. Goucher College

    Towson, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    30 citations

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Venues

  1. The American Journal of Philology

    AJP · 6 publications · 248 citations

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  2. The Classical Quarterly

    3 publications · 60 citations

    3

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  4. Classical Antiquity

    2 publications · 90 citations

    2

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  5. Greece and Rome

    2 publications · 149 citations

    2

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