Mighty dead why Homer matters

By:

Nicolson, Adam

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: London William Collins 2014Description: xxii, 314 p. illustrations (chiefly color), maps 24 cmISBN:

9780007335527

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DDC classification:

883.01 23 NI-M

Summary: Where does Homer come from? And why does Homer matter? His epic poems of war and suffering can still speak to us of the role of destiny in life, of cruelty, of humanity and its frailty, but why they do is a mystery. How can we be so intimate with something so distant?

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Item type	Home library	Collection	Shelving location	Call number	Materials specified	Status	Notes	Date due	Barcode
Print	OPJGU Sonepat- Campus	General Books	Main Library	883.01 NI-M (Browse shelf(Opens below))		Available	Gifted by Prof. Andrew Hay		016416

Includes bibliographical references (pages 289-301) and index.

Where does Homer come from? And why does Homer matter? His epic poems of war and suffering can still speak to us of the role of destiny in life, of cruelty, of humanity and its frailty, but why they do is a mystery. How can we be so intimate with something so distant?

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