Homer / Barbara Graziosi.
Homer / Barbara Graziosi.
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Publisher
Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2016.
Call Numbers
G 2017/5372
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Language
English
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Physical Description
Physical content
x, 154 pages : illustrations, maps ; 18 cm
Content type
text
still image
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
Part I: The poet. Looking for Homer ; Textual clues ; Material clues ; The poet in the poems -- Part II: The Iliad. The wrath of Achilles ; A poem about Troy ; The tragedy of Hector -- Part III. The Odyssey. The man of many turns ; Women and monsters ; An infernal journey.
Publication information
Publisher
Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2016.
Edition
First edition.
Place of Publication
England
Date Published
2016.
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Scope and Contents
Summary
In this accessible and concise introduction, Barbara Graziosi considers Homer's famous works and their impact on readers throughout the centuries. She shows how the Iliad and the Odyssey benefit from a tradition of reading that spans well over two millennia, from the impressive scholars at the library of Alexandria, in the third and second centurie...
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Homer / Barbara Graziosi.
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Notes
General note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 127-148) and index.
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Call Numbers
G 2017/5372
Record Identifier
74VKVgyVkWed
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKVgyVkWed
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ISBN
0198788304
9780198788300
DDC
883.01
MMS ID
991024148700502626
