{"product_id":"the-songs-of-homer-paperback-9780521619189","title":"The Songs of Homer (Paperback) 9780521619189","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Songs of Homer\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA vivid and comprehensive account of the Homeric poems and their quality as literature.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eG. S. Kirk (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521619189, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback, published 17 February 2005\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e456 pages\u003cbr\u003e21.5 x 13.9 x 3 cm, 0.606 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThe literature of the western world begins with one of its greatest achievements. The stories of the wrath of Achilles and its consequences, and of the wanderings of Odysseus, have been admired from ancient times to the present day. The two great epics can be read and enjoyed, unreflectingly, as tales of adventure; or they can be studied as literature, yielding, as insight and understanding grow, a deeper and more permanent pleasure. Professor Kirk's book is the means to this pleasure. It is a vivid and comprehensive account of the background and development of the Homeric poems and of their quality as literature. The epics are seen primarily as oral poetry, sung for centuries by illiterate singers; and from this view rises discussion of the problems of authorship and transmission. The historical, archaeological and linguistic evidence is also examined; and the possible contributions of the Mycenaean period and of the subsequent Dark Age are shown in a fresh light.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePart I. The Historical Background of the Homeric Poems: 1. The rise of Mycenae\u003cbr\u003e 2. The Linear B tablets and life in a late Mycenaean palace-state\u003cbr\u003e 3. From the Mycenaean decline to the time of Homer\u003cbr\u003e Part II. The Oral Poet and his Methods: 4. Introductory,  §I, Heroic Age and heroic poetry\u003cbr\u003e §2, The language of formulas in Homer\u003cbr\u003e §3, The oral tradition and the advent of writing\u003cbr\u003e §4, The oral poet's use of established themes\u003cbr\u003e §5, Originality and the formular method\u003cbr\u003e §6, The comparative study of the oral epic in Yugoslavia\u003cbr\u003e §7, The life-cycle of an oral tradition\u003cbr\u003e §8, Oral dictated texts\u003cbr\u003e Part III. The Growth of the Oral Epic in Greece: 5. The evidence for Mycenaean epic\u003cbr\u003e 6. The poetical possibilities of the Dark Age\u003cbr\u003e 7. Dark Age elements and Aeolic elements\u003cbr\u003e Part IV. Plurality and Unity in Homer: 8. Subjects and styles\u003cbr\u003e 9. The cultural and linguistic amalgam\u003cbr\u003e §1, The archaeological criterion\u003cbr\u003e §2, The criterion of language\u003cbr\u003e 10. Structural anomalies in the Iliad\u003cbr\u003e 11. Structural anomalies in the Odyssey\u003cbr\u003e 12. The overriding unity\u003cbr\u003e Part V. The Development and Transmission of the Great Poems: 13. The circumstances of Homeric composition\u003cbr\u003e §1, 'Homer' and his region\u003cbr\u003e §2, Audiences and occasions\u003cbr\u003e §3, The date of the poems\u003cbr\u003e §4, The relationship of the Iliad and Odyssey\u003cbr\u003e 14. The crucial phases of transmission\u003cbr\u003e 15. Stages of development\u003cbr\u003e Part VI. The Songs and their Qualities: 16. The Iliad\u003cbr\u003e 17. The Odyssey\u003cbr\u003e 18. Man, fate and action: some special qualities of the Homeric poems.\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":46004991918360,"sku":"9780521619189","price":48.39,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521619189i_5d88d7bc-3194-4850-bcbf-96355b5f5749.jpg?v=1691370609","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-songs-of-homer-paperback-9780521619189","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}