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Homer's Odyssey : a reading guide / Henry Power.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Power, Henry (Lecturer in English), author.
- Series:
- Reading guides to long poems.
- Reading guides to long poems
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Homer. Odyssey.
- Homer.
- Epic poetry, Greek--History and criticism.
- Epic poetry, Greek.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (160 pages).
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, [2011]
- Summary:
- A fresh and exciting approach to this great work of classical literatureHenry Power provides an overview of the whole poem with detailed commentary of the crucial moments. Readers are encouraged to consider both the oral origins and the rich literary reception of this early epic whilst responding to core themes within it.Key Features‘Teaching the Text’ section with fresh ideas and flexible teaching templates that can be adapted to existing course structuresIncludes extensive extracts from the poem accompanied by a headnote, commentary and glossesIncludes an annotated bibliography
- Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Note on the text
- Series Preface
- 1. Mapping and Making
- 2. Four Ways of Approaching the Poem
- 3. Selections from the Odyssey
- 14. Contexts for Reading
- 5. Teaching the Text
- 6. Suggested Further Reading
- References
- Index
- Notes:
- Description based on print version record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 1-4744-7174-9
- 0-7486-8896-X
- OCLC:
- 960965232
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