Homer, from reception to composition

Criticism from Homer to Aristotle

CRITICISM as an instinctive reaction to the performance of poetry is as old as song,” writes George Kennedy in beginning theCambridge History of Literary Criticism, and Kenneth Dover reminds readers of the Frogs that “in pre-literate cultures the composition of songs is a process in which discussion and criticism, often passionate, play an important part—and inevitably so, because aesthetic rea...

Addicted to Homer?

the influence of corpus luteum on follicular fluid composition from different size follicles and their relationship to serum concentrations in sanjabi ewes

the aim of the present study was to determine the in?uence of presence or absence of corpus luteum (cl) on hormonal and metabolites composition of follicular ?uid (ff) harvested from different sized follicles and its relationship with blood serum concentrations in sanjabi ewes. ovaries and blood samples were collected from 60 clinically healthy adult ewes (sanjabi breed) 1–3 years of age in dio...

Modern Theoretical Approaches to Homer

[380] ‘Modern’ and ‘theory’ are notoriously imprecise terms. Before attempting to define their use in the present essay, it would be naive not to draw attention to the inevitable impermanence of any study with the word ‘modern’ in its title. When the present New Companion has aged as much as Wace and Stubbings’ original Companion to Homer now has, what critical shifts will have taken place to r...

Homer Proteins Regulate Sensitivity to Cocaine

Drug addiction involves complex interactions between pharmacology and learning in genetically susceptible individuals. Members of the Homer gene family are regulated by acute and chronic cocaine administration. Here, we report that deletion of Homer1 or Homer2 in mice caused the same increase in sensitivity to cocaine-induced locomotion, conditioned reward, and augmented extracellular glutamate...