Homer : a very short introduction / Barbara Graziosi.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Graziosi, Barbara, author.

Series:

Very short introductions ; 598.

Very short introductions ; 598

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Homer--Criticism and interpretation.

Homer.

Criticism and interpretation.

Genre:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Physical Description:

xviii, 122 pages : illustrations ; 18 cm.

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2019.

Summary:

The Iliad and the Odyssey are two of the most influential works of world literature, yet their author remains a mystery: 'the greatest poet that ever lived' may never have lived at all. Even in the 6th century BCE Homer was a figure of myth, and today the debate continues about who composed these poems, how, and why. Analysing the main literary, historical, cultural, and archaeological issues at the heart of the Iliad and the Odyssey, Barbara Graziosi also traces the ways in which these epic tales have inspired artists, writers, philosophers, and musicians throughout the centuries. She thus illuminates the enduring appeal of Homer and his iconic works today.

Contents:

1. Looking for Homer

2. Textual clues

3. Material clues

4. The poet in the poems

5. The wrath of Achilles

6. A poem about Troy

7. The tragedy of Hector

8. The man of many turns

9. Women and monsters

10. An infernal journey.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 109-116) and index.

ISBN:

9780199589944

0199589941

OCLC:

1050132474