Derek Walcott's Encounter with Homer: Landscape, History, and Poetic Voice in Omeros - Hardcover
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Availability:In StockContributor:Rachel D. FriedmanSeries:Classical PresencesPublish date:2024-06-23Pages:352
Language:EnglishPublisher:Oxford University PressISBN-13:9780198802549ISBN-10:198802544UPC:9780198802549Book Category:Literary CriticismBook Subcategory:Poetry, Ancient and ClassicalSize:8.40 x 5.30 x 1.20 inchesWeight:1.2522Product ID:SCKQXXK3QB
Derek Walcott's Encounter with Homer: Landscape, History, and Poetic Voice in Omeros
Derek Walcott's Encounter with Homer puts Derek Walcott's epic poem Omeros in conversation with Homer, especially the Odyssey, to show how reading them against each other changes our understanding of the poems of both poets. It explores Walcott's conscious use of the Odyssey and the Homeric persona of Omeros to explore his own deepening relationship with his craft and his identity as a Caribbean...
Series: Classical Presences
Language:EnglishPublisher:Oxford University PressISBN-13:9780198802549ISBN-10:198802544UPC:9780198802549Book Category:Literary CriticismBook Subcategory:Poetry, Ancient and ClassicalSize:8.40 x 5.30 x 1.20 inchesWeight:1.2522Product ID:SCKQXXK3QB
Rachel D. Friedman, Professor of Greek and Roman Studies, Vassar College Rachel D. Friedman is a Professor of Greek and Roman Studies at Vassar College, where she teaches classes in Greek language and literature and classical reception. She has published articles on Herodotus, Greek epic and tragedy, and their postcolonial reception.
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