Homer and the Odyssey

Homer and the Odyssey
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Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages : 428
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ISBN-10 : 9780199542840
ISBN-13 : 0199542848
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Book Synopsis Homer and the Odyssey by : Suzanne Saïd

Download or read book Homer and the Odyssey written by Suzanne Saïd and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2011-09-22 with total page 428 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With an introduction to the oral tradition which lay at the source of the Homeric epics and a discussion on the reception of the Homeric poems in Antiquity, this volume explores the mysterious figure of Homer, an author about whom little is known. Ruth Webb's translation is a revised and much expanded version of the original French text.


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