Title: The World of Odysseus, Second Edition
Author: Finley, Moses I.
Publisher: Penguin Books,
Date: 1991
ISBN: 9780140136869
Format: Paperback, 192 pages
Edition: First Edition Thus
Printing [if applicable]: 3rd Printing
Book Condition: Very Good
Jacket Condition: No Jacket (As Issued)
Dimensions (if available): 7.75 x 5.25 x 0.50 in.
Keywords: History, Classical, Ancient, World, Greek, World, Odysseus, Finley, Moses
Description: From the back cover: "Are the Iliad and the Odyssey just charming poetic fantasies? Or do they give a more or less accurate picture of the Mycenaean period, the early Dark Age or Homer's own era? Do arachaeological discoveries like Schliemann's excavations at Troy bear out Homer's account of the Trojan War?
"These great questions have generated decades of discussion, but they have seldom been considered with Sir Moses Finley's unique combination of clarity, penetrating intelligence and complete lack of prejudice. Drawing on a deep understanding of oral poetry and an unrivalled knowledge of early Greece, he offers a totally fresh analysis of Homer's depiction of kinship and community, Helen and Hector, morals and values, Paris, Priam, and the gods. When The World of Odysseus was published to great acclaim in 1954, it at once aroused controversey. This second edition confirms the central claims he advanced so brilliantly in the first publication."
CONDITION: Some wear and light marks and creasing to the covers, but still quite good. Contents appear unmarked but slightly aged. Very good condition overall.
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