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vii Abbreviations viii Acknowledgments ix Prologue 1 Introduction. Four Questions 1 Question 1. About Synchronic and Diachronic Perspectives 2 Question 2. About the Evolutionary Model 4 Question 3. About Dictation Models 7 Question 4. About Cross-References in Homer 21 Chapter 1. Homeric Responses 39 Chapter 2. Homeric Rhapsodes and the Concept of Diachronic Skewing 49 Chapter 3. Irreversible Mistakes and Homeric Clairvoyance 72 Chapter 4. The Shield of Achilles: Ends of the Iliad and Beginnings of the Polis 89 Bibliography 97 Index Contents THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK ...

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