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Barry B. Powell
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This concise book is an ideal introduction to Homer the poet and his two great epics, the Iliad and the Odyssey. Student-friendly introduction to Homer. Provides historical background and literary readings of the Iliad and the Odyssey. Makes use of the author s own original research. Assumes no prior knowledge of Greek.

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Language English ● Format PDF ● ISBN 9781405156134 ● Publisher Blackwell Publishing ● Published 2011 ● Downloadable 3 times ● Currency EUR ● ID 9525898 ● Copy protection Adobe DRM

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