| Homer Revised Edition Contributor(s): Powell, Barry B. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1405153245 ISBN-13: 9781405153249 Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell OUR PRICE: $118.75 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: April 2007 Annotation: This concise book is a complete and contemporary introduction to Homer and his two master works, the "Iliad" and the "Odyssey," It explains the "Homeric Question," illuminating its current status, and critiques the literary qualities of the "Iliad" and the "Odyssey," analyzing and contrasting their plotting, narrative technique, and characterization. Updated throughout, this second edition includes a new section on Homer's reception in ancient Greece; a new chapter on Homer and archaeology; additional maps; an updated bibliography; a glossary of names and key terms; and new information on the oral composition of the poems. Assuming no prior knowledge of Greek, the author supplies all the background information necessary to understand the poems, making this an ideal resource for those coming to the field for the first time. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Ancient - Greece - Literary Criticism | Ancient And Classical - Literary Criticism | Poetry |
| Dewey: 883.01 |
| LCCN: 2006025009 |
| Series: Blackwell Introductions to the Classical World |
| Physical Information: 0.63" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (1.19 lbs) 256 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) - Cultural Region - Greece |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This concise book is a complete and contemporary introduction to Homer and his two master-works, the Iliad and the Odyssey. It explains the "Homeric Question," illuminating its current status, and critiques the literary qualities of the Iliad and the Odyssey, analyzing and contrasting their plotting, narrative technique, and characterization.
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