Inventing Homer: The Early Reception of Epic

by: Graziosi, B.

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 How was the poet Homer imagined by ancient Greeks? This book examines stories circulating between the sixth and fourth centuries BC about his birth, place of origin and name, the circumstances of his life and his relation to other poets

Frontispiece iv
Preface ix
List of abbreviations of editions and works of reference
xi
Introduction 1 (12)
The birth of Homer
13 (38)
Homer's name and his place of origin
51 (39)
The date of Homer
90 (35)
Blindness, poverty and closeness to the gods
125 (39)
Homer's relationship to other poets
164 (37)
The heirs of Homer
201 (34)
Conclusion 235 (21)
Bibliography 256 (17)
Index of passages 273 (8)
General index 281

Subjects:
Art appreciation
Criticism, interpretation, etc
Forchenbrunn, Herwerd von
Greece
Griechenland
History
Homer
Homer Appreciation Greece
Homer Criticism and interpretation History
Literature
Rezeption

Inventing Homer: The Early Reception of Epic

by: Graziosi, B.

• ISBN-13: 9780521038133 / 978-0-521-03813-3
• ISBN-03: 0521038138 / 0-521-03813-8
• Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 2007

Price: 49,00 EURO

1 copy in stock