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Record Nr.

UNISA996202103003316

Titolo

Homer in the twentieth century [[electronic resource] ] : between world literature and the western canon / / edited by Barbara Graziosi and Emily Greenwood

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2007

ISBN

0-19-161546-3

0-19-959131-8

1-281-15527-6

9786611155278

0-19-153830-2

1-4294-8997-9

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (337 p.)

Collana

Classical presences

Altri autori (Persone)

GraziosiBarbara

GreenwoodEmily

Disciplina

883/.01

Soggetti

Literature, Modern - 20th century - Greek influences

Influència literària

Cànon (Literatura)

Llibres electrònics

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

The essays stem from a conference held in Durham, England, July 20-23, 2004.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [286]-311) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; List of Illustrations; List of Contributors; Introduction; PART I. PLACING HOMER IN THE TWENTIETH CENTURY; PART II. SCHOLARSHIP AND FICTION; PART III. DISTANCE AND FORM; PART IV. POLITICS AND INTERPRETATION; Bibliography; Indexes

Sommario/riassunto

A collection of essays exploring the crucial place of Homer in the cultural landscape of the twentieth century. It contributes to current debates about the nature of the Western literary canon, the evolving notion of world literature, the relationship between orality and the written word, and the dialogue between texts across time and space. - ;This collection of essays explores the crucial place of Homer in the shifting cultural landscape of the twentieth century. It argues that



Homer was viewed both as the founding father of the Western literary canon and as sharing important features with p