Rediscovering Homer

Rediscovering Homer
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Publisher : W W Norton & Company Incorporated
Total Pages : 266
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ISBN-10 : 0393330192
ISBN-13 : 9780393330199
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Download or read book Rediscovering Homer written by Andrew Dalby and published by W W Norton & Company Incorporated. This book was released on 2007 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A literary portrait of the epic songwriter and poet traces the historical origins of the Odyssey and the Iliad, describing the culture that shaped their first-generation audiences while exploring theories about how both poems were written by a single, female poet. Reprint.


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