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Homer's The Iliad and the Odyssey: A Biography
Alberto Manguel
ISBN 13: 9780871139764
Publisher: Atlantic Monthly Pr
Publication Date: 2007
Binding: Hardcover
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An insightful analysis of the two great epic poems that have served as the cornerstone of Western literature traces the history of
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Book Description: Grove Press / Atlantic Monthly Press, United States, 2007. Hardback. Book Condition: New. 207 x 140 mm. Brand New Book with Free Worldwide Delivery. While it is unknown if there ever was a man named Homer, there is no doubt that the epic poems assembled under his name form the cornerstone of Western literature, feeding our imagination for over two and a half millennia. The Iliad and The Odyssey, with their incomparable tales of the Trojan War, brave Achilles, Ulysses and Penelope, the Sirens, the Cyclops, the beautiful Helen of Troy, and the petulant gods, are familiar to most readers because they are so pervasive. From Plato to Virgil, Pope to Joyce, Dante to Wolfgang Petersen, the poems have been told and retold, interpreted and embellished. As Manguel writes, "In a very real sense, The Iliad and The Odyssey are familiar to us prior to opening the first page." In this graceful and sweeping book, Alberto Manguel traces the lineage of the poems from their inception and first recording. He considers the original purpose of the poems, either as allegory of philosophical truth or as a record of historical truth, surveys the challenges the pagan Homer presented to the early Christian world, and how this "primordial spring without which there would have been no culture" spread after the Reformation. Manguel follows Homer through the greatest literature ever created, and above all delights in the poems themselves. Bookseller Inventory # NLF9780871139764 Bookseller & Payment Information | More Books from this Seller | Ask Bookseller a Question |
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