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A formula for genius
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Homeric Epics: A Formula for Genius
For centuries the Homeric question has plagued mankind. Who was he? How did he conjure up such poems with out the aid of writing? Were the poems his own or a combination of poems he put together? What type of authorship do we owe Homer? Milman Parry has given us a grounding to help us better understand Homer and his poems. One may come to the conclusion that Parry’s Theory of Oral Composition is likely to be the methodology used in creating the Homer...
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