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Before they were written down, the poems attributed to Homer were performed orally, usually by rhapsodes (singers/reciters) who might have traveled from city to city or enjoyed a position in a wealthy household. Even after the Iliad and the Odyssey were committed to writing, rhapsodes performed the poems at festivals, often competing against each other. As they recited the epics, the rhapsodes spoke as both the narrator and the characters. These different acts—performing the poem and narrating a

Who reads Homer in Performance: Rhapsodes, Narrators, and Characters (Ashley and Peter Larkin Series in Greek and Roman Culture)?

Author

Jonathan L Ready; Chrēstos K Tsangalēs

Publisher

University of Texas Press

Published

2018

Language

EN

ISBN

9781477316030

Category

literary studies

Subjects

Literary Fiction, Poetry, Literary Criticism

Updated

2026-03-25