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The Story of the "Odyssey"
Stephen V. Tracy
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Description for The Story of the "Odyssey"
Paperback. Offers a narrative that serves as a reading guide to Homer's monumental epic. This title provides translations of key passages and traces the evolution of major themes in the Odyssey, but also helps new readers to understand the artistry of one of the best tales ever told. Num Pages: 176 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DCF; DSBB; DSC; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 141 x 216 x 13. Weight in Grams: 230.
Here Stephen Tracy offers a vivid, fast-paced narrative that serves as a reading guide to Homer's monumental epic. He not only provides translations of key passages and traces the evolution of major themes in the Odyssey, but also helps new readers to understand the artistry of one of the best tales ever told. Aimed at advanced readers as well, this book stresses an appreciation of how Homer has ordered his narrative, covering such topics as character interaction, family relationships, elements of poetic language, and the symbolic treatment of death, rebirth, growth, and knowledge. Given the controversy over the way the ... Read more
Here Stephen Tracy offers a vivid, fast-paced narrative that serves as a reading guide to Homer's monumental epic. He not only provides translations of key passages and traces the evolution of major themes in the Odyssey, but also helps new readers to understand the artistry of one of the best tales ever told. Aimed at advanced readers as well, this book stresses an appreciation of how Homer has ordered his narrative, covering such topics as character interaction, family relationships, elements of poetic language, and the symbolic treatment of death, rebirth, growth, and knowledge. Given the controversy over the way the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
Number of Pages
176
Place of Publication
New Jersey, United States
ISBN
9780691014944
SKU
V9780691014944
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