Homer
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Homer

A Beginner's Guide

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eBook - ePub

Homer

A Beginner's Guide

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Widely revered as the father of Western literature, Homer was the author of the Iliad and the Odyssey, the epic poems which immortalised such names as Achilles, Cyclops, Menelaus, and Helen of Troy. In this vivid introduction, Elton Barker and Joel Christensen celebrate the complexity, innovation, and sheer excitement of Homer's two great works. Investigating the controversy surrounding the man behind the myths, they ask who Homer was and whether he even existed.Making parallels between Homeric hexameter and rap, and between his battle scenes and The Lord of the Rings, the authors highlight how his hugely influential epics deal with ageless questions that still confront us today. Perfect for new readers of the great poet and full of insights that will delight Homeric experts, this book will inspire you to discover – or rediscover – his masterpieces first-hand.

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Publisher
Oneworld Publications
Year
2013
ISBN
9781780742380
Topic
Literature
Subtopic
Ancient & Classical Literary Criticism
Index
Literature

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title page
  3. Copyright page
  4. Contents
  5. List of illustrations
  6. Acknowledgements
  7. A note on the text
  8. Introduction O Homer, where art thou?
  9. 1 Homer’s epic cosmos: a world full of gods, heroes, and men
  10. 2 The Iliad: the poem of politics
  11. 3 Inside Troy
  12. 4 Ending the Troy story
  13. 5 The Odyssey: a poem of many turns
  14. 6 Odysseus, singer of tales
  15. 7 Ithaca, home
  16. Epilogue Homer: the much-resounding sea
  17. Further reading
  18. Index