Homer: A Guide for the Perplexed

by Ahuvia Kahane

Book Overview

Homer's poetry is widely recognized as the beginning of the literary tradition of the West and among its most influential canonical texts. Outlining a series of key themes, ideas, and values associated with Homer and Homeric poetry, Homer: A Guide for the Perplexed explores the question of the formation of the Iliad and the Odyssey - the so-called 'Homeric Problem'. Among the main Homeric themes which the book considers are origin and form, orality...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1441100105
• ISBN13: 9781441100108
• Release Date: December 2012
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.4" x 8.4"