About this title: Who was Homer? When were the "Iliad" and "Odyssey" composed? What were Odysseus', Achilles, and Hector's beliefs about government, religion, and class? In this introduction to the "Iliad" and "Odyssey", the author uses both the texts and the latest research material to reconstruct the Homeric age.
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Description: Acceptable. Shows definite wear, and perhaps considerable marking on inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: NYRB Classics
Date Published: 2002
ISBN-13:9781590170175ISBN:1590170172
Description: Very Good. An excellent paperback with clean pages and no markings. For quick delivery, please consider Expedited shipping-standard delivery ranges from 4-19 business days. Thank you! read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Viking Press
Date Published: 1954
Description: Very Good. No Jacket. Answers questions about Homer and his poetry in the light of modern scholarship, utilizing the results of recent researches in anthropology and pre-history. Maps on inside covers. Preface by Mark Van Doren. With sources references and indexes. Red cloth hardcover with embossed ship on front cover, gilt lettering and decoration on spine, no dj, very good cond. read more
Edition: First NYRB Edition
Binding: Quality Paperback
Publisher: New York Review Books, New York
Date Published: 2002
ISBN-13:9781590170175ISBN:1590170172
Description: Near Fine. Currently in print for $14.95. NO maks or underlining. This item is IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE. read more
Edition: Revised Edition; Sixth Printing
Binding: Trade Paperback
Publisher: Viking Compass, NY
Date Published: 1965
ISBN-13:9780670001842ISBN:0670001848
Description: Near Fine. 0670001848. 176 pages; Near Fine condition. No creases. Tiny bit of shelf rub at edges. Solid, clean. An excellent gift! Readers of Homer have been rendered a service by Mr. Finley which can best be praised for the modesty and restraint of its rendering. There are certain things about Homer's world, Homer's special world, which he thinks we are entitled to know. And, he tells us these things with the greatest clarity and good sense. read more
Description: London: The Folio Society 2002 193 pages, 7 x 10, orange brown illustrated cloth in slipcase CONDITION: FINE, an excellent copy, fine condition in fine slipcase NOTES-Introduction by Simon Hornblower. 25 color plates. read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Viking, NY
Date Published: 1954
Description: Ismar David. Fine+ in Fine jacket. 8vo Small. Po name on front map (small) some underling in pencil. light corner bumps. minmal wear. read more
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