Homer on Life and Death by Jasper Griffin

Homer on Life and Death by Jasper Griffin

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Summary

The `Iliad' and `Odyssey' are not just good stories. Homeric poetry manages to confer significance on the persons and actions, and to interpret the world and human life and death. This book shows how this is done.

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Homer on Life and Death by Jasper Griffin

The Iliad' and Odyssey' are not just good stories. Homeric poetry manages to confer significance on the persons and actions, and to interpret the world and human life and death. This book shows how this is done.
Griffin's book provides the intellectual stimuli which are important for my students at the beginning level and which should prove even more thought-provoking for my honors students* David J. Bradshaw, Warren Wilson College *
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ISBN 13 9780198140269
ISBN 10 0198140266
Title Homer on Life and Death
Author Jasper Griffin
Series Clarendon Paperbacks
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Oxford University Press
Year published 1983-03-31
Number of pages 234
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.