An Introduction to Homer
by Camps, W. A.Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 1980-04-24
Publisher(s): Oxford University Press
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Summary
This is a book for all readers of Homer, whether in translation or in the original. It attempts to characterize the poetic art of the Iliad and the Odyssey and to analyse in a simple way the reasons for its effectiveness.
Table of Contents
| Similaries and differences between liad and Odyssey | |
| World of the poems | |
| Supernatural | |
| Story of the Iliad in outline | |
| Story of the Odyssey in outline | |
| Omissions from the outlines | |
| Unity of design | |
| Imperfections of detail and their causes | |
| How the stories are told | |
| Characterization | |
| Illustrativeexamples in translation | |
| Poetic medium | |
| Conclusion | |
| Notes | |
| Appendices | |
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