Homer's Ancient Readers The Hermeneutics of Greek Epic's Earliest Exegetes |
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| Editor:
| Lamberton, Robert
Keaney, John J. |
| Series title: | Princeton Legacy Library |
| ISBN: | 978-0-691-65627-4 |
| Publication Date: | Apr 2019 |
| Publisher: | Princeton University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $104.00 |
Book Description:
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Although the influence of Homer on Western literature has long commanded critical attention, little has been written on how various generations of readers have found menaing in his texts. These seven essays explore the ways in which the Illiad and the Odyssey have been read from the time of Homer through the Renaissance. By asking what questions ea
Although the influence of Homer on Western literature has long commanded critical attention, little has been written on how various generations of readers have found menaing in his texts. These seven essays explore the ways in which the Illiad and the Odyssey have been read from the time of Homer through the Renaissance. By asking what questions ea