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Record Nr.

UNISA996200357903316

Autore

West M. L (Martin Litchfield), <1937-2015.>

Titolo

The making of the Odyssey [[e-book] /] / M.L. West

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford : , : Oxford University Press, , 2015

ISBN

0-19-178765-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource

Disciplina

883.01

Soggetti

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Resourceful Odysseus -- The Odyssey in context -- The poet and his art -- The poem in the making -- Proof of the pudding.

Sommario/riassunto

'The Making of the Odyssey' is a penetrating study of the background, composition, and artistry of the Homeric Odyssey, which places the poem in its late seventh-century context in relation to the 'Iliad' and other poetry of the time.