{"product_id":"the-cambridge-companion-to-homer-paperback-9780521012461","title":"The Cambridge Companion to Homer (Paperback) 9780521012461","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Cambridge Companion to Homer\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis work examines the composition of the Iliad and the Odyssey and their subsequent reception.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eRobert Fowler (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521012461, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback, published 14 October 2004\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e444 pages, 12 b\/w illus.  2 maps\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 2.5 cm, 0.705 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'The Cambridge Companion to Homer comprises a collection of stimulating and informative essays by a distinguished panel of contemporary scholars. Student's at all levels will profit much from this volume.' Robert J. Rabel, University of Kentucky\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThe Cambridge Companion to Homer is a guide to the essential aspects of Homeric criticism and scholarship, including the reception of the poems in ancient and modern times. Written by an international team of scholars, it is intended to be the first port of call for students at all levels, with introductions to important subjects and suggestions for further exploration. Alongside traditional topics like the Homeric Question, the divine apparatus of the poems, the formulae, the characters and the archaeological background, there are detailed discussions of similes, speeches, the poet as story-teller and the genre of epic both within Greece and worldwide. The reception chapters include assessments of ancient Greek and Roman readings as well as selected modern interpretations from the eighteenth century to the present day. Chapters on Homer in English translation and 'Homer' in the history of ideas round out the collection.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIntroduction Robert Fowler\u003cbr\u003e Part I. The Poems and their Narrator: 1. The Iliad: an unpredictable classic Donald Lateiner\u003cbr\u003e 2. The Odyssey and its explorations Michael Silk\u003cbr\u003e 3. The storyteller and his audience Ruth Scodel\u003cbr\u003e Part II. The Characters: 4. The gods in the Homeric epics Emily Kearns\u003cbr\u003e 5. Manhood and heroism Michael Clarke\u003cbr\u003e 6. Gender and Homeric epic Nancy Felson and Laura Slatkin\u003cbr\u003e Part III. The Poet's Craft: 7. Formulas, metre and type-scenes Matthew Clarke\u003cbr\u003e 8. Similes and other likenesses Richard Buxton\u003cbr\u003e 9. The speeches Jasper Griffin\u003cbr\u003e Part IV. Text and Context: 10. Epic as genre John Miles Foley\u003cbr\u003e 11. The epic tradition in Greece Ken Dowden\u003cbr\u003e 12. Homer's society Robin Osborne\u003cbr\u003e 13. The Homeric question Robert Fowler\u003cbr\u003e Part V. Homeric Receptions: 14. Homer and Greek literature Richard Hunter\u003cbr\u003e 15. Roman Homer Joseph Farrell\u003cbr\u003e 16. Homer and English epic Penelope Wilson\u003cbr\u003e 17. Homer and the Romantics Timothy Webb\u003cbr\u003e 18. Homer and Ulysses Vanda Zajko\u003cbr\u003e 19. Homer: the history of an idea James Porter\u003cbr\u003e 20. 'Shards and suckers': contemporary receptions of Homer Lorna Hardwick\u003cbr\u003e 21. Homer in English translation George Steiner.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Literary studies: classical, early \u0026amp; medieval [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Literary studies: classical, early \u0026amp; medieval\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Literary%20studies:%20classical,%20early%20\u0026amp;%20medieval%20%5BDSBB%5D%22\"\u003eDSBB\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46000139010328,"sku":"9780521012461","price":32.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521012461i_12c5fc9d-c943-4490-9fd9-51d9e61f3c5d.jpg?v=1691376678","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-cambridge-companion-to-homer-paperback-9780521012461","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}