HOMER: THE VERY IDEA

Author : James I Porter

Paperback

Published : Wednesday 22 March 2023

ISBN : 9780226675909

Price : €17.65

You may also like ...

HOMER: THE VERY IDEA

by James I Porter

Paperback

22 Mar 2023

CLP
>> Ancient AND Classical

€17.65

Low in Stock

Embracing Tranquillity

by James T. Porter

Paperback

03 Aug 2020

POETRY
>> General

€4.76

Extended stock - Dispatch 5-7 days

The Sublime in Antiquity

by "James I. Porter (University of California, Irvine)"

Hardback

07 Mar 2016

HISTORY
>> Ancient

€140.99

Extended stock - Dispatch 5-7 days

The Island Poke Cookbook: Recipes Fresh...

by James Gould-Porter

Hardback

04 Dec 2017

COOKING
>> Regional AND Ethnic

€20.47

Extended stock - Dispatch 5-7 days

Description

The story of our ongoing fascination with Homer, the man and the myth. Homer, the great poet of the Iliad and the Odyssey, is revered as a cultural icon of antiquity and a figure of lasting influence. But his identity is shrouded in questions about who he was, when he lived, and whether he was an actual person, a myth, or merely a shared idea. Rather than attempting to solve the mystery of this character, James I. Porter explores the sources of Homer's mystique and their impact since the first recorded mentions of Homer in ancient Greece. Homer: The Very Idea considers Homer not as a man, but as a cultural invention nearly as distinctive and important as the poems attributed to him, following the cultural history of an idea and of the obsession that is reborn every time Homer is imagined. Offering novel readings of texts and objects, the book follows the very idea of Homer from his earliest mentions to his most recent imaginings in literature, criticism, philosophy, visual art, and classical archaeology.

Reviews