Preface

Note on Texts

I. HOMER

Introduction

Iliad 11
Excursus: The Adrestos Incident

Iliad 12

Iliad 13

II. THE NIBELUNGENLIED

Introduction

Symmetry

Correlation

Ring Composition

Prolepsis in Accumulation

III. OTHER TEXTS

Chanson de Roland and Rolandslied

Beyond the Epic

CONCLUSION

Notes

Index