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Inventing Homer: The Early Reception of Epic (Cambridge Classical Studies) by Barbara Graziosi, Senior Lecturer in Classics Barbara Graziosi is a history book available to read on EtoBox.

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How Was The Poet Homer Imagined By Ancient Greeks? This Book Examines Stories Circulating Between The Sixth And Fourth Centuries Bc About His Birth, His Name And Place Of Origin, His Date, The Circumstances Of His Life, Such As The Story Of His Blindness, His Relation To Other Poets And His Heirs. The Aim Is To Explore The Ancient Reception Of The Homeric Poems, And To Look At It In Relation To Modern Representations Of Homer, Ancient And Modern Conceptions Of Authorship, And The 'homeric Question'. The Book's Engaging And Accessible Style Should Make It Attractive To A Wide Range Of Readers, Including Non-classicists, And All Quotations From Greek Are Provided With An English Translation.--jacket. 1. The Birth Of Homer -- 2. Homer's Name And His Place Of Origin -- 3. The Date Of Homer -- 4. Blindness, Poverty And Closeness To The Gods -- 5. Homer's Relationship To Other Poets -- 6. The Heirs Of Homer. Barbara Graziosi. Enlargement Of Author's Thesis (ph. D.)--oxford University. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 256-272) And Indexes.

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Author

Barbara Graziosi, Senior Lecturer in Classics Barbara Graziosi

Publisher

Cambridge University Press (Virtual Publishing)

Published

2002

Language

EN

ISBN

9780521809665

Category

history

Subjects

Literary Fiction, Memoir, Poetry

Rating

4 / 5 (2 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-13