Homer

Broschiertes Buch

Homer's Stories

Simply Told (1882)

Herausgeber: Hanson, Charles Henry

Beschreibung

Homer's Stories: Simply Told is a book written by the ancient Greek poet, Homer, and published in 1882. The book is a collection of some of Homer's most famous stories, including The Iliad and The Odyssey, which have been retold in a simplified and easy-to-understand language for readers of all ages. The stories are presented in a chronological order, starting with the Trojan War and ending with Odysseus' return to Ithaca. The book is a great resource for those who want to learn about Greek mythology and the heroic tales of ancient Greece. It is also a perfect introduction to Homer's works for young readers who may find the original texts too complex. Overall, Homer's Stories: Simply Told is a classic book that has stood the test of time and continues to captivate readers with its timeless tales of adventure, heroism, and mythology.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

Autor

Ancient readers and hearers, Greek and Latin, considered the poems printed here in translation to be the work of Homer, composer of the Iliad and the Odyssey, so they shared the great authority of the epics. Though we do not know their specific authors, they remain important sources of the mythical tales they recount. The Frog-Mouse-Battle occurs with countless variations in about as many manuscripts as the Odyssey, the most popular of all epics, thereby suggesting its use for instruction in the Byzantine empire, where the MSS of the poem were transcribed. The many variations in these MSS may indicate that some of the writers were teachers adapting the poem to their particular classroom needs. The translator has published dactylic-hexameter translations of the Iliad and the Odyssey at the University of Michigan Press, and privately of the Oresteia of Aeschylus, the Argonautica of Apollonius Rhodius, the Idylls of Theocritus, and Menander's Dyskolos, The Curmudgeon. He is currently working on translations of the works of Virgil, Homer's greatest follower in the Roman world.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Kessinger Publishing, LLC
• Seitenzahl: 292
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Oktober 2008
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 16mm
• Gewicht: 427g
• ISBN-13: 9781437104684
• ISBN-10: 1437104681
• Artikelnr.: 25510937