Homer (Past masters)

Investigates the themes of the Iliad and Odyssey, and the ideas they express about war, life, death, and morality

Homer (Past Masters)

Griffin, Jasper

Biographies & Memoirs

Oxford University Press

Investigates the themes of the Iliad and Odyssey, and the ideas they express about war, life, death, and morality

Literature & Fiction

Virgil (Past Masters)

Explores the philosophy inherent in Virgil's works, and seeks to explain why the `Aeneid' in particular has made such a deep impression on the Western mind.

History & Criticism

Virgil lived through the fall of the Roman Republic and the establishment of the Empire, and in his poems we see a series of attempts, increasingly ambitious in scale and conception, to combine technical brilliance with profound meditations on the nature of imperialism and the relation of the individual and the State. From short pastoral poems he progressed to the heroic myth of the founding of Rome, the Aeneid, recognized as the greatest masterpiece of Latin literature and an incalculable influence on Dante, Milton, Berlioz, Tennyson, and T.S. Eliot. In this concise introduction to the poetic achievement of Virgil, Griffin explores the thought of this great poet, placing him in his historical and literary context.

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Homer on life and death

This book demonstrates how Homeric poetry manages to confer significance on persons and actions, interpreting the world and the lives of the people who inhabit it. Taking central themes like characterization, death, and the gods, the author argues that current ideas of the limitations of "oral poetry" are unreal, and that Homer embodies a view of the world both unique and profound.

Homer on Life and Death (Clarendon Press Paperbacks)

Clarendon Press/Oxford University Press

Jasper Griffin discusses the background of the poem, The Odyssey, in oral poetry. He shows that the epic has a coherent structure built upon the interplay of themes such as travel, hospitality, loyalty, family affection, and a keen and discerning interest in women.

Homer: The Odyssey (Landmarks of World Literature)

Poetry

Cambridge University Press

Homer: The Odyssey (Landmarks of World Literature (New))

This handy guide to The Odyssey introduces students to a text which has been fundamental to literature for nearly 3,000 years. Providing a summary of the poem and examining its structure, Jasper Griffin clearly outlines the unity, values and techniques of the poem, as well as the reasons for its longstanding appeal. Students will discover the essential themes of loyalty and betrayal, and will be guided through the narrative of Odysseus' adventures, in addition to a helpful guide to further reading. First Edition Hb (1987): 0-521-32804-7 First Edition Pb (1987): 0-521-31043-1

Literary

A Student Guide for Homer: The Odyssey

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Homer (Past Masters)

Homer (Past masters)

Virgil (Past Masters)

Virgil (Past Masters)

Homer on life and death

Homer on Life and Death (Clarendon Press Paperbacks)

Homer: The Odyssey (Landmarks of World Literature)

Homer: The Odyssey (Landmarks of World Literature)

Homer: The Odyssey (Landmarks of World Literature (New))

A Student Guide for Homer: The Odyssey