ENGLISH

Heraclitus: Homeric Problems

By David Konstan , Donald A. Russell

Book information

Year
2005
ISBN
1589831225, 9781589831223, 9004130829, 9789004130821
ASIN
B000NDL8HI
LCC
PA4035 .H4 2005b
Open Library ID
OL15594827M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
822 kB (841269 bytes)
Series
Writings from the Greco-Roman World 14
Pages
144\175
Orientation
yes
Scanned
no
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07

Description

This is the first English translation of the only extended ancient treatise on Homer that survives today. It provides a detailed allegorical discussion of controversial passages in the Iliad and the Odyssey and is a mine of information on ancient approaches to allegory and to literary criticism.

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