Homer on Life and Death

Homer on Life and Death
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Publisher : Oxford University Press
Total Pages : 238
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ISBN-10 : 0198140266
ISBN-13 : 9780198140269
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Book Synopsis Homer on Life and Death by : Jasper Griffin

Download or read book Homer on Life and Death written by Jasper Griffin and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 1980 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book demonstrates how Homeric poetry manages to confer significance on persons and actions, interpreting the world and the lives of the people who inhabit it. Taking central themes like characterization, death, and the gods, the author argues that current ideas of the limitations of "oral poetry" are unreal, and that Homer embodies a view of the world both unique and profound.


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