Homer (Paperback, 2nd Revised edition)

This is a revised and updated version of the survey on Homer which the author originally published in 1996. It provides a wide variety of readers with a clear and detailed introduction to the Iliad and the Odyssey, and to the problems which arise in dating, contextualising and interpreting these two epics, which are among the earliest poetic texts to come down to us from the ancient Greek world. A substantial introductory chapter discusses the so-called Homeric Question, the question of the identity and origins of 'Homer'. Among the important topics considered are the debate over oral composition, the structure, plot and themes of the two epics, and the religious and ethical ideas which figure in the poems; also discussed are characterisation, speeches, similes, symbolism and irony. An extensive bibliography gives expert guidance on these and many other aspects of these extraordinary poems.

General

Imprint:	Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	New Surveys in the Classics
Release date:	May 2013
First published:	May 2013
Authors:	Richard Rutherford
Dimensions:	233 x 156 x 9mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	169
Edition:	2nd Revised edition
ISBN-13:	978-1-107-67016-7
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Literary studies > Classical, early & medieval Books > Humanities > History > World history > BCE to 500 CE Books > History > World history > BCE to 500 CE
LSN:	1-107-67016-0
Barcode:	9781107670167

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