Author: John Adams Scott
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 290
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The Unity of Homer
Author: John Adams Scott
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 290
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 290
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Homer and the Odyssey
Author: Suzanne Saïd
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 0199542848
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 428
Book Description
With an introduction to the oral tradition which lay at the source of the Homeric epics and a discussion on the reception of the Homeric poems in Antiquity, this volume explores the mysterious figure of Homer, an author about whom little is known. Ruth Webb's translation is a revised and much expanded version of the original French text.
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 0199542848
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 428
Book Description
With an introduction to the oral tradition which lay at the source of the Homeric epics and a discussion on the reception of the Homeric poems in Antiquity, this volume explores the mysterious figure of Homer, an author about whom little is known. Ruth Webb's translation is a revised and much expanded version of the original French text.
The Unity of Mankind in Greek Thought
Author: H. C. Baldry
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 0521040914
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 235
Book Description
In this book Professor Baldry describes the development of the unity of mankind amongst the Greeks from Homer to Cicero when, although the traditional divisions and prejudices still remained string, the idea of unity had become part of the outlook of civilised man.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 0521040914
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 235
Book Description
In this book Professor Baldry describes the development of the unity of mankind amongst the Greeks from Homer to Cicero when, although the traditional divisions and prejudices still remained string, the idea of unity had become part of the outlook of civilised man.
Homer
Author: Andrew Ford
Publisher: Cornell University Press
ISBN: 1501734628
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
Andrew Ford here addresses, in a manner both engaging and richly informed, the perennial questions of what poetry is, how it came to be, and what it is for. Focusing on the critical moment in Western literature when the heroic tales of the Greek oral tradition began to be preserved in writing, he examines these questions in the light of Homeric poetry. Through fresh readings of the Iliad and the Odyssey, and referring to other early epics as well, Ford deepens our understanding of what poetry was at a time before written texts, before a developed sense of authorship, and before the existence of institutionalized criticism. Placing what is known about Homer's art in the wider context of Homer's world, Ford traces the effects of the oral tradition upon the development of the epic and addresses such issues as the sources of the poet's inspiration and the generic constraints upon epic composition. After exploring Homer's poetic vocabulary and his fictional and mythical representations of the art of singing, Ford reconstructs an idea of poetry much different from that put forth by previous interpreters. Arguing that Homer grounds his project in religious rather than literary or historical terms, he concludes that archaic poetry claims to give a uniquely transparent and immediate rendering of the past. Homer: The Poetry of the Past will be stimulating and enjoyable reading for anyone interested in the traditions of poetry, as well as for students and scholars in the fields of classics, literary theory and literary history, and intellectual history.
Publisher: Cornell University Press
ISBN: 1501734628
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
Andrew Ford here addresses, in a manner both engaging and richly informed, the perennial questions of what poetry is, how it came to be, and what it is for. Focusing on the critical moment in Western literature when the heroic tales of the Greek oral tradition began to be preserved in writing, he examines these questions in the light of Homeric poetry. Through fresh readings of the Iliad and the Odyssey, and referring to other early epics as well, Ford deepens our understanding of what poetry was at a time before written texts, before a developed sense of authorship, and before the existence of institutionalized criticism. Placing what is known about Homer's art in the wider context of Homer's world, Ford traces the effects of the oral tradition upon the development of the epic and addresses such issues as the sources of the poet's inspiration and the generic constraints upon epic composition. After exploring Homer's poetic vocabulary and his fictional and mythical representations of the art of singing, Ford reconstructs an idea of poetry much different from that put forth by previous interpreters. Arguing that Homer grounds his project in religious rather than literary or historical terms, he concludes that archaic poetry claims to give a uniquely transparent and immediate rendering of the past. Homer: The Poetry of the Past will be stimulating and enjoyable reading for anyone interested in the traditions of poetry, as well as for students and scholars in the fields of classics, literary theory and literary history, and intellectual history.
The Unity of Homer
Author: John Adams Scott
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 275
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Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 275
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Homer's Iliad, with a Preliminary Survey of the Four Literary Bibles
Author: Denton Jaques Snider
Publisher:
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Category : Epic poetry, Greek
Languages : en
Pages : 592
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ISBN:
Category : Epic poetry, Greek
Languages : en
Pages : 592
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Homer's Odyssey
Author: John Huston Finley
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 264
Book Description
This is the long-awaited work on Homer's Odyssey by one of our foremost teachers and scholars of the classics--John H. Finley, Jr. Already, generations of students at Harvard have benefited from his knowledge and understanding of Homer's words and world. Now his thoughts on the Odyssey are woven together in this remarkable volume. Finley begins by arguing the unity of design in the Odyssey, and shows the connection between the actions of three main characters: Telemachus' maturity brings Penelope to her long-delayed decision for remarriage, which, by producing the bow as marriage-test, gives the unknown Odysseus his means of success against the suitors. Finley also suggests that the poem is a kind of half-divine comedy. About an older man's glad return, it contrasts to the Iliad's story of young man's death far from home. It is a comedy to the Iliad's tragedy and, like Shakespeare's Tempest, it brings the absent king to knowledge which, though initially unwelcome, proves his and others' happiness. Throughout his book, Finley applies a lifetime's learning to a work that is universally recognized as one of the highest achievements of our civilization. At a time when Homer is in danger of being swallowed by specialists, it is important to recognize and uphold the poet's basic concern for life and myth and legend. Such sympathy combined with knowledge is Finley's fine achievement.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 264
Book Description
This is the long-awaited work on Homer's Odyssey by one of our foremost teachers and scholars of the classics--John H. Finley, Jr. Already, generations of students at Harvard have benefited from his knowledge and understanding of Homer's words and world. Now his thoughts on the Odyssey are woven together in this remarkable volume. Finley begins by arguing the unity of design in the Odyssey, and shows the connection between the actions of three main characters: Telemachus' maturity brings Penelope to her long-delayed decision for remarriage, which, by producing the bow as marriage-test, gives the unknown Odysseus his means of success against the suitors. Finley also suggests that the poem is a kind of half-divine comedy. About an older man's glad return, it contrasts to the Iliad's story of young man's death far from home. It is a comedy to the Iliad's tragedy and, like Shakespeare's Tempest, it brings the absent king to knowledge which, though initially unwelcome, proves his and others' happiness. Throughout his book, Finley applies a lifetime's learning to a work that is universally recognized as one of the highest achievements of our civilization. At a time when Homer is in danger of being swallowed by specialists, it is important to recognize and uphold the poet's basic concern for life and myth and legend. Such sympathy combined with knowledge is Finley's fine achievement.
Homer's Odyssey
Author: Denton Jaques Snider
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Epic poetry, Greek
Languages : en
Pages : 548
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Epic poetry, Greek
Languages : en
Pages : 548
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Athens
Author: Edward Bulwer Lytton Baron Lytton
Publisher:
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Category : Athens (Greece)
Languages : en
Pages : 584
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Category : Athens (Greece)
Languages : en
Pages : 584
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The Collected Works
Author: Edward Bulwer-Lytton
Publisher: e-artnow
ISBN:
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 8537
Book Description
Musaicum Books presents to you this meticulously edited Edward Bulwer-Lytton Ultimate collection, formatted to the highest digital standards and adjusted for readability on all devices. Novels & Novellas: The Last Days of Pompeii The Pilgrims of the Rhine Rienzi, the last of the Roman tribunes Falkland Pelham The Disowned Devereux Paul Clifford Eugene Aram Godolphin Asmodeus at Large Ernest Maltravers Alice, or The Mysteries (A sequel to Ernest Maltravers) Calderon, the Courtier Leila, or The Siege of Granada Zicci: A Tale (A prequel to Zanoni) Zanoni Night and Morning The Last of the Barons Lucretia Harold, the Last of the Saxons The Caxtons: A Family Picture A Strange Story My Novel, or Varieties in English Life The Haunted and the Haunters, or The House and the Brain What Will He Do With It? The Coming Race, or Vril: The Power of the Coming Race Kenelm Chillingly The Parisians Pausanias, the Spartan Short Stories: The Incantation The Brothers Poetry: The New Timon Constance Milton Eva The Fairy Bride The Beacon The Lay of the Minstrel's Heart Narrative Lyrics; or, The Parcæ King Arthur Corn-Flowers I Corn-Flowers II Earlier Poems The Land of Promise: A Fable Play: The Lady of Lyons, or Love and Pride Historical Works: Athens: Its Rise and Fall
Publisher: e-artnow
ISBN:
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 8537
Book Description
Musaicum Books presents to you this meticulously edited Edward Bulwer-Lytton Ultimate collection, formatted to the highest digital standards and adjusted for readability on all devices. Novels & Novellas: The Last Days of Pompeii The Pilgrims of the Rhine Rienzi, the last of the Roman tribunes Falkland Pelham The Disowned Devereux Paul Clifford Eugene Aram Godolphin Asmodeus at Large Ernest Maltravers Alice, or The Mysteries (A sequel to Ernest Maltravers) Calderon, the Courtier Leila, or The Siege of Granada Zicci: A Tale (A prequel to Zanoni) Zanoni Night and Morning The Last of the Barons Lucretia Harold, the Last of the Saxons The Caxtons: A Family Picture A Strange Story My Novel, or Varieties in English Life The Haunted and the Haunters, or The House and the Brain What Will He Do With It? The Coming Race, or Vril: The Power of the Coming Race Kenelm Chillingly The Parisians Pausanias, the Spartan Short Stories: The Incantation The Brothers Poetry: The New Timon Constance Milton Eva The Fairy Bride The Beacon The Lay of the Minstrel's Heart Narrative Lyrics; or, The Parcæ King Arthur Corn-Flowers I Corn-Flowers II Earlier Poems The Land of Promise: A Fable Play: The Lady of Lyons, or Love and Pride Historical Works: Athens: Its Rise and Fall