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APPROACHES TO HOMER, ANCIENT AND MODERN
by Rabel, Robert J. (Ed. )
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- Hardcover
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- Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 1905125046
- ISBN 13
- 9781905125043
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Classical Press of Wales. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 2005. Hardcover. 1905125046 . faint foxing to top of textblock else book is fine. DJ spine a bit sunned. Dustjacket is protected in mylar. ; Ten new essays, from a distinguished cast of (mainly) North American scholars, approach Homer with insights gained from the modern disciplines of psychology and anthropology, narratology, oral theory and cognitive research. But the contributors also attend to ancient modes of approach to the Homeric poems: linguistic and narratological, ethical and psychological. The volume focuses both on literary technique in the poems, and on the portrayal of characters and peoples, central and marginal. ; 1.25 x 9.75 x 6.75 Inches; 240 pages .
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 27624
- Title
- APPROACHES TO HOMER, ANCIENT AND MODERN
- Author
- Rabel, Robert J. (Ed. )
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 1905125046
- ISBN 13
- 9781905125043
- Publisher
- Classical Press of Wales
- Place of Publication
- Swansea
- Date Published
- 2005
- Keywords
- 1905125046, Classical Greek & Roman, Greek Literature, Literary Criticism, Epic Poetry, Poetry & Poets, Greek Literature, Homeric Epic, Homer And Homeric Epic, Mythology
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