9780864925169
The Blind Bookkeeper/ Le Comptable Aveugle: Or Why Homer Must Be Blind/ L'Incontournable Cecite d'Homere
Alberto Manguel
ISBN 13: 9780864925169
Publisher: Goose Lane Editions
Publication Date: 2008
Binding: Softcover
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The Blind Bookkeeper (or Why Homer Must Be Blind) / Le comptable aveugle (l'Incontournable cTcitT d'HomFre) (The Antonine Maillet-Northrop Frye Lecture) (ISBN: 0864925166 / 0-86492-516-6) Manguel, Alberto Quantity Available: 1
Book Description: Goose Lane Editions & UniversitT de Moncton, 2008. Paperback. Book Condition: New. Bilingual edition. Goose Lane Editions & UniversitT de Moncton 2008 Bilingual edition New/ Product DescriptionIn 1943, Northrop Frye wrote a paper, left unfinished, on "the state of the world." His ideas of what to expect after the end of the war and the role that literature might play in a time of peace, are the starting point for a meditation on the roles of writer and reader, and what kind of vision is required of them to explore and depict the world. Homer is the archetype of the writer who can see into the future through his knowledge of the past. But how has Homer been read throughout the centuries by generations caught up in the counterpoint of war and peace And, following Frye's exploration, can Homer teach us to become better readers Why Homer Must Be Blind/ La cTcitT incontournable d'Homère is the third Antonine Maillet-Northrop Frye Lecture, sponsored by the Northrop Frye International Literary Festival and the UniversitT de Moncton. It was presented on April 26, 2008, in Moncton, New Brunswick, as part of the 2008 Frye Festival. About the AuthorInternationally acclaimed as an anthologist, translator, essayist, novelist, and editor, Alberto Manguel is the bestselling author of several award-winning books, including A Dictionary of Imaginary Places and A History of Reading. He was born in Buenos Aires, moved to Canada in 1982 and now lives in France, where he was named a Chevalier de l'Ordre français des Arts et des Lettres. Bookseller Inventory # 254846 Bookseller & Payment Information | More Books from this Seller | Ask Bookseller a Question |
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