The Cambridge Companion to Homer is a guide to the essential aspects of Homeric criticism and scholarship, including the reception of the poems in ancient and modern times. Written by an international team of scholars, it is intended to be the first port of call for students at all levels, with introductions to important subjects and suggestions for further exploration. Alongside traditional topics like the Homeric Question, the divine apparatus of the poems, the formulae, the characters and the archaeological background, there are detailed discussions of similes, speeches, the poet as story-teller and the genre of epic both within Greece and worldwide.
The reception chapters include assessments of ancient Greek and Roman readings as well as selected modern interpretations from the eighteenth century to the present day. Chapters on Homer in English translation and 'Homer' in the history of ideas round out the collection.
| ISBN: | 9780521012461 |
| Publication date: | 14th October 2004 |
| Author: | R L Fowler |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 419 pages |
| Series: | Cambridge Companions to Literature |
| Genres: |
Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval |
The Cambridge Companion to Homer is a guide to the essential aspects of Homeric criticism and scholarship, including the reception of the poems in ancient and modern times. Written by an international team of scholars, it is intended to be the first port of call for students at all levels, with introductions to important subjects and suggestions for further exploration.
The Cambridge Companion to Homer features in the following genres: Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval
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The Cambridge Companion to Homer was written by R L Fowler and published by Cambridge University Press
The Cambridge Companion to Homer has 419 pages
Yes it is part of Cambridge Companions to Literature series
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