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The World of Homer is a book written by Andrew Lang that explores the life and times of the legendary Greek poet, Homer. It delves into the historical and cultural context of ancient Greece during the time when Homer lived and wrote his epic poems, the Iliad and the Odyssey. Lang provides a comprehensive analysis of the themes, characters, and literary devices used in Homer's works, as well as the impact they had on subsequent generations of writers and thinkers. The book also examines the various theories surrounding Homer's identity and the authorship of his poems, and sheds light on his…mehr

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The World of Homer is a book written by Andrew Lang that explores the life and times of the legendary Greek poet, Homer. It delves into the historical and cultural context of ancient Greece during the time when Homer lived and wrote his epic poems, the Iliad and the Odyssey. Lang provides a comprehensive analysis of the themes, characters, and literary devices used in Homer's works, as well as the impact they had on subsequent generations of writers and thinkers. The book also examines the various theories surrounding Homer's identity and the authorship of his poems, and sheds light on his influence on the development of Western literature and culture. The World of Homer is a fascinating and informative read for anyone interested in ancient Greek history, literature, and mythology.1910. While best known for his translations of classical literature and as a collector of folk and fairy tales, Lang also wrote poetry, biographies, histories, novels, literary criticisms and even children's books. Lang was highly regarded as a Homeric scholar. His works in this area include this volume, which is a defense of the unity of Homer. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing.#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.
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Andrew Lang (1844 - 1912) was a Scottish poet, novelist, literary critic and contributor to the field of anthropology. He is best known as a collector of folk and fairy tales. The Andrew Lang lectures at the University of St Andrews are named after him. Lang is now chiefly known for his publications on folklore, mythology and religion. The interest in folklore was from early life; he read John Ferguson McLennan before coming to Oxford, and then was influenced by E. B. Tylor. The earliest of his publications is Custom and Myth (1884). In Myth, Ritual and Religion (1887) he explained the "irrational" elements of mythology as survivals from more primitive forms. Lang's Making of Religion was heavily influenced by the 18th century idea of the "noble savage": in it, he maintained the existence of high spiritual ideas among so-called "savage" races, drawing parallels with the contemporary interest in occult phenomena in England. His Blue Fairy Book (1889) was a beautifully produced and illustrated edition of fairy tales that has become a classic. This was followed by many other collections of fairy tales, collectively known as Andrew Lang's Fairy Books. In the preface of the Lilac Fairy Book he credits his wife with translating and transcribing most of the stories in the collections. Lang examined the origins of totemism in Social Origins (1903).