Epic Facework: Self-Presentation and Social Interaction in Homer by Ruth Scodel

Epic Facework: Self-Presentation and Social Interaction in Homer

Ruth Scodel

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nonfiction classics literary
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Homer's characters are often very far from an unreflecting struggle for status at others' expense. Rather than being a 'zero-sum game', their negotiations can be of an impressive delicacy, designed to protect the 'face' of the other. Gifts and vis...

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