Title: The Iliad, the Ramayana, and the work of religion : failed persuasion and religious mystification /
Authors: Alles, Gregory D.
Publisher: Pennsylvania State University Press,
Year: 1994
Subjects: Homer.; Vālmīki.; Epic poetry, Greek History and criticism.; Epic poetry, Sanskrit History and criticism.; Comparative literature Greek and Sanskrit.; Comparative literature Sanskrit and Greek.; Hinduism in literature; Religion in literature.; Comparative literature Greek and Sanskrit.; Comparative literature Sanskrit and Greek.; Greece Religion.
Contents: When persuasion fails -- Poetic works and their worlds -- Hiding one's limitations -- Texts, meanings, and social acts -- Beyond dialogue, violence, and meaning.