Homer's Iliad and Odyssey: A Biography - Paperback
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Languages:EnglishPublisher:Yale University PressISBN-13:9780300272475ISBN-10:300272472UPC:9780300272475Book Category:Literary CriticismBook Subcategory:Ancient and Classical, PoetrySize:8.20 x 5.50 x 0.80 inchesWeight:0.61Product ID:SCQZ2RQAZV
A worldwide exploration of the history, purpose, and inescapable influence of the Iliad and the Odyssey that will inspire readers to think anew about Homer's work No one knows whether Homer was a real person, but there is no doubt that the epic poems assembled under his name are foundations of Western literature. The Iliad and the Odyssey--with their tales of the Trojan War, Achilles, Odysseus and Penelope, the Cyclops, the beautiful Helen of Troy, and the petulant gods--have inspired us for over two and a half millennia and influenced writers from Plato to Virgil, Pope to Joyce, and Dante to Margaret Atwood. In this graceful and sweeping book, Alberto Manguel traces the lineage of Homer's poems. He examines their original purpose, either as allegory or record of history; surveys the challenges the pagan poems presented to the early Christian world; and looks at their reception after the Reformation through the present day. In this revised and expanded edition, Manguel ignites new ways of thinking about these classic works.
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Yale University PressISBN-13:9780300272475ISBN-10:300272472UPC:9780300272475Book Category:Literary CriticismBook Subcategory:Ancient and Classical, PoetrySize:8.20 x 5.50 x 0.80 inchesWeight:0.61Product ID:SCQZ2RQAZV
Alberto Manguel is an internationally acclaimed reader, writer, and interpreter of a broad array of texts. From 2015 to 2018 he was the director of the National Library of Argentina. His books include Curiosity and Fabulous Monsters. He lives in Lisbon, Portugal.
Publisher: Yale University Press
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