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Homer and His Age

Homer and His Age

Lang, Andrew

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Presidents & Heads of StateLiterary CriticismAncient History General

ISBN10: 1162634421
ISBN13: 9781162634425
Publisher: Kessinger Pub Llc
Published: Sep 10 2010
Pages: 364
Weight: 1.07
Height: 0.75 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Homer and His Age is a book written by Andrew Lang that explores the life and times of the ancient Greek poet, Homer. Lang delves into the historical and cultural context of Homer's works, including the Iliad and the Odyssey, and seeks to understand their significance in ancient Greek society. The book covers topics such as the role of the bard in ancient Greece, the oral tradition of storytelling, and the religious and mythological beliefs of the time. Lang also discusses the controversy surrounding the authorship of Homer's works and the possibility of multiple authors or sources. Overall, Homer and His Age provides a comprehensive and insightful look into the world of ancient Greek literature and culture.1906. While best known for his translations of classical literature and as a collector of folk and fairy tales, Lang also wrote poetry, biographies, histories, novels, literary criticisms and even children's books. Lang was highly regarded as a Homeric scholar and Homer and His Age is one of the works he contributed to this area of study. Contents: The Homeric Age; Hypotheses as to the Growth of the Epics; Hypotheses of Epic Composition; Loose Feudalism: The Over-Lord in Iliad, Books I and II; Agamemnon in the Later Iliad; Archaeology of the Iliad-Burial and Cremation; Homeric Armour; The Breastplate; Bronze and Iron; The Homeric House; Notes of Change in the Odyssey; Linguistic Proofs of Various Date; The Doloneia-Iliad, Book X; The Interpolations of Nestor; The Comparative Study of Early Epics; and Homer and the French Mediaeval Epics. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

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