Inventing Homer: The Early Reception of Epic

Inventing Homer: The Early Reception of Epic
ISBN-10
0521809665
ISBN-13
9780521809665
Category
Biography & Autobiography
Pages
285
Language
English
Published
2002-04-25
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Author
Barbara Graziosi

Description

Explores the ancient reception of the Homeric poems and its relation to modern approaches.

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