Name: Homer and his Iliad
Price: 26.02 GBP
Availability: InStock
Author: Robin Lane Fox
ISBN: 9781541600447

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Physical Book

Author

Robin Lane Fox

Publisher

Basic Books

Language

English

Pages

464

Format

Hardcover

ISBN13

9781541600447

Homer and his Iliad

Robin Lane Fox (Author) · Basic Books · Hardcover

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Synopsis "Homer and his Iliad"

A "compelling and impressive" (Sunday Times) reassessment of the Iliad, uncovering how the poem was written and why it remains enduringly powerful The Iliad is the world's greatest epic poem--heroic battle and divine fate set against the Trojan War. Its beauty and profound bleakness are intensely moving, but great questions remain: Where, how, and when was it composed and why does it endure? Robin Lane Fox addresses these questions, drawing on a lifelong love and engagement with the poem. He argues for a place, a date, and a method for its composition--subjects of ongoing controversy--combining the detailed expertise of a historian with a poetic reader's sensitivity. Lane Fox considers hallmarks of the poem; its values, implicit and explicit; its characters; its women; its gods; and even its horses. Thousands of readers turn to the Iliad every year. Drawing on fifty years of reading and research, Lane Fox offers us a breathtaking tour of this magnificent text, revealing why the poem has endured for ages.

Robin Lane Fox

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(Eton, 1946) es miembro del New College de Oxford, universidad en la que obtuvo el doctorado en Historia Antigua. Ha sido también corresponsal del Financial Times durante más de treinta años. Desde su publicación en 1973, Alejandro Magno (que ha recibido los Premios Duff Cooper Memorial, James Tait Black Memorial y W.H. Heinemann) se ha convertido en un auténtico libro de referencia. Como parte de la investigación que condujo a la escritura de Alejandro Magno, viajó durante años entre Grecia y la India, buscando huellas del conquistador de Asia.

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