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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

Homer

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This concise book is a complete and contemporary introduction to Homer and his two master-works, the Iliad and the Odyssey.... Read more

    Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
    Publication Date: 14/11/2007
    ISBN13: 9781405153256, 978-1405153256
    ISBN10: 1405153253

    Number of Pages: 258

    Non Fiction , ELT & Literary Studies , Education

    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.

    • 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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