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Homer
This long-awaited new edition is designed to bring the book into the 21st century–while leaving the poem as firmly rooted in ancient Greece as ever. Lattimore’s elegant, fluent verses–with their…
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Robin Lane Fox
A thrilling study of the greatest of all epic poems, by one of the world's leading classicists
Homer's Iliad is the famous epic poem set among the tales of Troy…
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Chiara Bozzone
An accessible, up-to-date, and innovative account of key features of Homer's poetry (formularity, meter, and dialect). This book is informed by contemporary linguistics and cognitive sciences, and leverages unexpected modern-day…
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James I Porter
The story of our ongoing fascination with Homer, the man and the myth.
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Homer, the great poet of the Iliad and the Odyssey, is revered as a cultural icon of…
Martin Thelander
One side of this beautifully illustrated map depicts the Aegean Sea and the surrounding areas where most of the places mentioned in Homer's epic poem can confidently be located. The…
Jack Homer
Breathe New Life into Old Treasures: How to Restore Furniture and Renew WoodDoes cherished furniture gather dust in a corner, a forgotten reminder of its former glory? Don't send it…
Discover the power of renewable energy and learn how to harness it for your home or business with "How to Harness Renewable Energy: A Comprehensive Guide to Sustainable Energy Solutions…
"The Iliad," an epic poem attributed to the ancient Greek poet Homer, stands as a timeless masterpiece that has captivated readers for centuries. Composed around the 8th century BCE, this…
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"The Iliad," an ancient Greek epic poem attributed to Homer, stands as a timeless masterpiece that has captivated readers for centuries. Set against the backdrop of the Trojan War, this…
George Homer Emerson
Reprint of the original, first published in 1883.
The Iliad, attributed to Homer, is an ancient Greek epic poem set during the Trojan War. It revolves around the anger of the Greek hero Achilles, who withdraws from battle…
Homer Heath Hugent
In all the foregoing chapters we have been considering only the muscular engines of the human machine, counting them over and comparing their construction and their mechanism with those of…
Homer B Sprague
"This narrative of prison life differs from all others that I have seen, in that it is careful to put the best possible construction upon the treatment of Union prisoners…
Homer L Hartage
Seasoned guardianship lawyer, a devoted family member, or a professional guardian, this book provides a comprehensive overview of guardianship. It covers the essentials, from applicable statutes to the legal framework…
The Odyssey was originally composed in Homeric Greek around the 8th or 7th century BC and, by the mid-6th century BC, had become part of the Greek literary canon. In…
High on Olympus, Zeus and the assembled deities look down on the world of men, to the city of Troy where a bitter and bloody war has dragged into its…
Penelope has been waiting for her husband Odysseus to return from Troy for many years. Will he overcome the hideous monsters, beautiful witches and treacherous seas that confront him? This…
Deals with literature’s grandest evocation of life’s journey, at once an ageless human story and an individual test of moral endurance. This title presents you with the author’s best-loved poem…
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The greatest literary landmark of antiquity masterfully rendered by the most celebrated translator of our time
Peter J. Ahrensdorf
This book demonstrates the crucial role played by Homer as a philosophic thinker in the thought of Plato, Machiavelli, and Nietzsche concerning the relation among politics, religion, and philosophy and…
Rachel D. Friedman
Derek Walcott's Encounter with Homer puts Walcott's epic poem Omeros in conversation with Homer to show how reading them against each other changes our understanding of both. Rachel Friedman examines…
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William R Cross
The definitive life of the painter who forged American identity visually, in art and illustration, with an impact comparable to that of Walt Whitman and Mark Twain in poetry and…
Beth Vrabel
Perry and his troublemaking family's swindling ways keep them on a never-ending vacation full of cons and schemes, leaving him to wonder if it is too late to change his…
An essential point of reference for advanced students and researchers interested in ancient Greek poetry or religion. It contains a new text of the Homeric Hymn to Hermes, an English…
Barbara Seaver
Homer and Virgil were brothers who did everything together, including traveling the world. Join in on their fun adventures through Europe, the first stop being Paris, France! Uncover a city…
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Matthew Arnold
A striking reappraisal of the beginnings of medicine, by one of the world’s leading ancient historians
Medicine is one of the great fields of achievement of the Ancient Greeks. Hippocrates…
The Oxford Critical Guide to Homer's Iliad makes learning about this foundational epic easier than ever, investigating each of its 24 books in order, devoting one chapter to each book…
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This wide-ranging volume offers a valuable insight into the personal experiences of the Second Generation, as well as a perceptive analysis of film, art, and literature created by or about…
Judith Watt
An illustrated exploration of the story behind the brand, from Alexander McQueen’s own early days to the current leadership of Sarah Burton. Includes a collection of finished designs, close-up details…
The Odyssey reveals a universal order where gods intercede in the destinies of men, heroes are both deceitful and brave and a sea voyage becomes a test of human ingenuity…
Homer H Swaney
If you are a guardianship lawyer, devoted family member, or professional guardian, this book provides a comprehensive overview of guardianship. It covers the essentials, from application to the laws governing…
F a Wright
"Feminism in Greek Literature from Homer to Aristotle" by F. A. Wright is a groundbreaking work of literary analysis that explores the portrayal of women and gender dynamics in ancient…
The first comprehensive publication on artist Jessie Homer French's work.
Born in 1940 in New York, New York, Jessie Homer French lives and works in Mountain Center, California. Homer French…
Barry B. Powell
Arranged…according to each individual deity. All the hymns of Callimachus and Proclus are included and 28 of the Homeric Hymns (out of 34) and 32 of the Orphic Hymns (out…
Homer’s two epics of the ancient world, The Iliad and The Odyssey, tell stories as riveting today as when they were written between the eighth and ninth century B.C. This…
A translation that presents Homer’s poem, recounting the great wandering of Odysseus during his ten-year voyage back home to Ithaca, after the Trojan War.
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Features Achilles, the greatest warrior-champion of the Greeks, and his refusal to fight after being humiliated by his leader Agamemnon. But when the Trojan Hector kills Achilles’ close friend Patroclus…
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