The Mighty Dead: Why Homer Matters
by:
Adam Nicolson (author)
In this passionate, deeply personal book, Adam Nicolson explains why Homer matters - to him, to you, to the world - in a text full of twists, turns and surprises.
In this passionate, deeply personal book, Adam Nicolson explains why Homer matters - to him, to you, to the world - in a text full of twists, turns and surprises.
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Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780007335527 (0007335520)
Publisher: William Collins
Pages no: 314
Edition language: English
Category:
Fantasy,
Classics,
Non Fiction,
Travel,
Writing,
History,
Literature,
Criticism,
Literary Criticism,
Books About Books,
Philosophy,
Mythology,
Historical
I got a copy of this through the First Reads program.I enjoyed this book far more than I expected to. It's part poetic tribute, part travel log, part archeology/anthropology exploration, part history lesson. He does have an academic point he's trying to make: he argues that the events in the Ilia...
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