Acknowledgments

Introduction



Part I. One-on-one Conversations

Chapter 1. Odyssey

Chapter 2. Odysseus and Penelope

Chapter 3. Iliad

Part II. Single Speeches and Group Conversations

Chapter 4. Single Speeches and Variations on the Battlefield

Chapter 5. Group Contexts I: Assemblies

Chapter 6. Group Contexts II - Athletic Games, Laments

Conclusions

Appendices

I: Breakdown of Direct Speeches in the Iliad and the Odyssey by Turn Type and by Type of Speech Introductory Formula

II: All Participles that Appear in Reply Formulas of the Type

III: Full-verse Context-specific Introductory Formulas

IV: Full-verse Speech Concluding Formulas

Bibliography

Index Locorum

Index of Names and Subjects

Deborah Beck is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Classics at Swarthmore College.