The Swineherd And The Bow
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Author | : William G. Thalmann |
Publisher | : Cornell University Press |
Total Pages | : 366 |
Release | : 1998 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 9780801434792 |
Thalmann concentrates on the representation of slaves and on the dynamics of competition and family structure in the contest of the bow to interpret the Odyssey - and, implicity, epic poetry generally - as an intervention in the conflicts that surrounded the birth of the polis.
Author | : Padraic Colum |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 290 |
Release | : 1918 |
Genre | : Mythology, Greek |
ISBN | : |
A retelling of the events of the Trojan War and the wanderings of Odysseus based on Homer's Iliad and Odyssey.
Author | : Homer |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 472 |
Release | : 1888 |
Genre | : Epic poetry, Greek |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Homer |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 432 |
Release | : 1923 |
Genre | : Epic poetry, Greek |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Homer |
Publisher | : University of Michigan Press |
Total Pages | : 434 |
Release | : 2002 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780472088546 |
Translated into dactylic hexameter, this edition of the Odyssey recaptures the oral-formulaic experience as never before
Author | : Lucilla Burn |
Publisher | : University of Texas Press |
Total Pages | : 84 |
Release | : 1990 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 9780292727489 |
Introduces and retells Greek myths, including the Trojan War, Odysseus, Theseus, and Oedipus, and reviews their continuing legacy
Author | : Arthur D. Kahn |
Publisher | : AuthorHouse |
Total Pages | : 175 |
Release | : 2009 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 1438951426 |
"A Companion to On First Looking into Homer's IIiad."
Author | : |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 482 |
Release | : 1909 |
Genre | : English literature |
ISBN | : |
Author | : L. W. Yaggy |
Publisher | : e-artnow |
Total Pages | : 701 |
Release | : 2020-05-01 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : |
Egypt, Greece and Italy were the fountain heads of our civilization and the source of our knowledge; to them we can trace, link by link, the origin of all that is ornamental, graceful and beautiful. It is therefore a matter of greatest interest to get an intimate knowledge of the original state, and former perfection, the grandeur, magnificence and high civilization of these countries, as well as of the homes, the private and domestic life, the schools, churches, rites, ceremonies, etc. Pompeii Amusements Domestic Life Domestic Utensils Employment Troy Nineveh and Babylon Religion or Mythology Fine Arts Literature Tombs and Catacombs Truth of the Bible
Author | : Johann Wolfgang von Goethe |
Publisher | : Good Press |
Total Pages | : 24734 |
Release | : 2023-12-28 |
Genre | : Literary Criticism |
ISBN | : |
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