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Epic Greek tradition

Επική ελληνική · Epic Greek tradition · Homeric textual language

Type
Literary tradition
Time scope
Ancient composition; later witnesses
Support
Coverage proposal

Geographic scope

RESEARCH NOTE

Textual provenance varies

Open question

RESEARCH NOTE

Literary mixture and transmission; no spoken epic dialect assumed

Research coverage

Eight research workstreams. Coverage shows what has been examined, not how important a community is.

  1. Historical GreekNot started
  2. Variety profileNot started
  3. LexicographyNot started
  4. Phraseology and oral traditionNot started
  5. Internal comparisonNot started
  6. Contact and external relationsNot started
  7. SociolinguisticsNot started
  8. Digital evidence infrastructureNot started