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A Beginner’s Guide to Homer
- Author(s):
- Elton Barker (see profile) , Joel Christensen
- Date:
- 2013
- Group(s):
- Ancient Greece & Rome
- Subject(s):
- Greeks--Social life and customs, Civilization, Greco-Roman, Classical literature, Greek literature, Poetics
- Item Type:
- Book
- Tag(s):
- npm17, Classical Greek culture, Classical Greek literature
- Permanent URL:
- http://dx.doi.org/10.17613/M6503T
- Abstract:
- In this guide we pick our way through a range of themes and issues that help negotiate the distance between Homer’s time and our own: the question of who, or what, Homer is and how to approach reading his poetry (the Introduction); the epic cosmos that Homer inherits, challenges and changes forever (Ch. 1); the Iliad’s examination of politics through its depiction of the Achaeans’ coalition against the Trojans (Ch. 2); its emotional core that invites the audience inside Troy to experience war from the ‘other’ perspective (Ch. 3); the disarming humanity of the Iliad’s final vision of the meeting of godlike Achilles and the old man whose son he has killed (Ch. 4); the Odyssey’s rollercoaster ride through epic as we catch up on what has been happening since the fall of Troy (Ch. 5); a storytelling master-class from Odysseus himself including his great escape from the cave of the Cyclops (Ch. 6); the Odyssey’s show-stopping finale as Odysseus takes on the suitors (Ch. 7); and a brief tour through many receptions of Homer from Greek tragedy to science fiction (the Epilogue).
- Notes:
- Pre-proof copy
- Metadata:
- xml
- Published as:
- Book chapter
- Status:
- Published
- Last Updated:
- 7 years ago
- License:
- All Rights Reserved
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