Reading Homer

Reading Homer
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Publisher : Fairleigh Dickinson Univ Press
Total Pages : 259
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ISBN-10 : 9780838642191
ISBN-13 : 0838642195
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Book Synopsis Reading Homer by : Kostas Myrsiades

Download or read book Reading Homer written by Kostas Myrsiades and published by Fairleigh Dickinson Univ Press. This book was released on 2009 with total page 259 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: These nine new essays on Homer's epics deal not only with major Homeric themes of time (honor), kleos (fame), geras (rewards), the psychology of Homeric warriors, and the re-evaluation of type scenes, but also with Homer's influence on contemporary film. Following the introduction and an essay which sets the historical background for the epics, four essays are devoted to fresh analysis of key passages and themes while another four turn to a discussion of the film Troy and Homer's influence on two other genres of American cinema.


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