(ePUB) Homer by Barry B. Powell
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by Barry B. Powell- Format: paperback, 240 pages
- Release date: April 28, 2007
- Author: Barry B. Powell
- ISBN: 9781405153256 (1405153253)
- Language: english
- Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
About The Book
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.
Provides historical background and literary readings of “The” “Iliad” and “The Odyssey”
New to the second edition: a section on Homer’s reception in ancient Greece; a chapter on Homer and archaeology; additional maps; an updated bibliography; a glossary of key terms; and information on the oral composition of the poems
Text is updated throughout
Assumes no prior knowledge of Greek
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