Bøker av Deborah Beck

Drawing on narratology and linguistics, this first systematic examination of all the speeches in the Iliad and the Odyssey reveals a unified system of speech presentation in the Homeric epics that includes supposedly "modern" techniques such as free indir

The untold story of Rayner Hoff, one of Australia's most gifted - and controversial - public sculptors. This biography profiles Hoff's life and work, and how he inspired the renaissance of sculpture in Australia, leaving a mark that is still keenly felt today.

The fascinating story of how a derelict wing of Darlinghurst Gaol, home to Sydney's most notorious female criminals, became the Cell Block Theatre, the hub of Australia's avant-garde theatre, music and dance scene in the 1960s and '70s. It explores this iconic cultural site and the ground-breaking works that emerged from its rough sandstone walls.

In the first full-length study of conversation in the Homeric poems, Beck argues that conversation should be considered a traditional Homeric type scene, alongside recognized types such as arrival, sacrifice, battle, and hospitality. This book is a wide-ranging, closely argued aesthetic analysis of repetition and variation in the Homeric epics.