Homer: a very short introduction

✍ Scribed by Graziosi, Barbara;Homer

Publisher: Oxford University Press
Year: 2019
Tongue: English
Series: Very short introductions
Category: Library

No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.

✦ Synopsis

Introduction -- Looking for Homer -- Textual clues -- Material clues -- The poet in the poems -- The wrath of Achilles -- A poem about Troy -- The tragedy of Hector -- The man of many turns -- Women and monsters -- An infernal journey.;The Iliad and the Odyssey are the cornerstones of Western literature, inspiring artists, writers, philosophers, musicians, playwrights, and film-makers throughout history. Barbara Graziosi introduces Homer's key works and discusses the main literary, historical, and archaeological issues at the heart of Homeric studies.

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✦ Subjects

Criticism, interpretation, etc;Homer -- Criticism and interpretation;Homer

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