Homer and the Epic: A Shortened Version of 'The Songs of Homer' by G. S. Kirk - January 1965

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Cambridge University Press. Very Good. 1965. Softcover. 0521093562 . Minor shelfwear. Spine sunned and a bit creased. Light bump to top of spine. Scholar's name to half-title (Robert Brown). ; 243 pages; This is a shortened and rearranged version of The Songs of Homer. The literature of the western world begins with one of its greatest achievements. The stories of the wrath of Achilles and its consequences, and of the wanderings of Odysseus, have been admired from ancient times to the present day. The two great epics can be read and enjoyed, unreflectingly, as tales of adventure; or they can be studied as literature, yielding, as insight and understanding grow, a deeper and more permanent pleasure. Professor Kirk's book is the means to this pleasure. It is a vivid and comprehensive account of the background and development of the Homeric poems and of their quality as literature. The epics are seen primarily as oral poetry, sung for centuries by illiterate singers; and from this… Read More

Cambridge Univ. Very Good. 1965. Paperback. 0521093562 . 242 pages .