About this title: Where is the Ithaca described in such detail in Homer's Odyssey? The mystery has baffled scholars for over two millennia, particularly because Homer's descriptions bear little resemblance to the modern island called Ithaki. This highly illustrated book tells the extraordinary story of the exciting recent discovery of the true location of Homer's Ithaca by following a detective trail of literary, geological and archaeological clues. We can now identify all the places on the island that are mentioned in the epic - even the site of Odysseus' Palace itself. The pages of the Odyssey come alive as ...
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Date Published: 2005
ISBN-13:9780521853576ISBN:0521853575
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Date Published: 9-19-05
ISBN-13:9780521853576ISBN:0521853575
Description: FINE. Crisp, clean, unread hardcover with some light shelfwear to the dust jacket and a publisher's mark to one edge-Nice! 4.5 lbs. read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Cambridge University Press, Cambridge
Date Published: 2005
ISBN-13:9780521853576ISBN:0521853575
Description: Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 0521853575. Light indentations in dust cover; Interior is clean, unmarked and like new, no remainder marks, not ex-lib; 1.8 x 10.1 x 7.9 Inches; 618 pages. read more
Edition: First Published
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Cambridge Univ Press, New York
Date Published: 2005
ISBN-13:9780521853576ISBN:0521853575
Description: Very Good Plus/Very Good. 4to-over 9¾"-12" tall 0-521-85357-5 University Press Story of the recent discovery of the true location of Homer's Ithaca by following a detective trail of literary, geological & archaeological clues., Some pages have been dog-eared, clean text, maps, illustrations, photographs, city state & date on end page, bookmark glued to inside board behind dj flap, wear to dj, small tear on top edge on front of dj, 598pp. w/index. read more
Description: Good. A Good copy with a Remainder Mark and wear to the extremities. There is a small tear on the dust jacket and chipping to the edges. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: UK: Cambridge University Press, 2005. 9780521853576
ISBN-13:9780521853576ISBN:0521853575
Description: Hardback with dust wrapper, 10.25" x 8.25", xx + 598 pages. Profusely illustrated. Extraordinary story of the exciting discovery of the true location of Odysseus' homeland of Ithaca. An excellent copy LIKE NEW. VG+/VG+. read more
"Scholars have long believed that Homer's account of the travels of Odysseus were based on factual geography. Through years of research, Bittlestone describes his new theory on the whereabouts of these ancient Greek sites, specifically Ithaca. I expected this book to be boring and I thought that I would lose interest early on, but Bittlestone's description of his travel and research kept me intrigued. Furthermore, I found the accounts from ancient geographers to be quite interesting and the numerous pictures and diagrams were fun to examine and kept the reading easy.
I read the Odyssey years ago so I was worried that I wouldn't remember most of the scenes being examined. Fortunately, the text provides direct quotes and explanations from the Odyssey and as a result, it was a great review! It's not quite as narrative as non-fiction texts that I really like, but it's still a good read if you're interested in geography or archeology, love the Odyssey, or are looking for something different and slightly academic. One gripe I should mention is that sometimes Bittlestone's claims seem to be based on a self-fulfilling prophecy, rather than from real proofs. I kept expecting him to bring up some hard proof, but it never really happened. Also, this book is large and heavy and is not well suited for "reading on the go"."
"This is just a theory and even if Paliki was an island in the ancient times this does not prove her as Homer's Ithaca. This is a nice theory, but with no archaeological proofs."
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