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| Additional Physical Format: | Online version: Hexter, Ralph J., 1952- Guide to the Odyssey. New York : Vintage Books, c1993 (OCoLC)623005895 |
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| Named Person: | Homer.; Robert Fitzgerald; Homerus |
| Document Type: | Book |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Ralph J Hexter; Robert Fitzgerald |
| ISBN: | 0679728473 9780679728474 |
| OCLC Number: | 27898312 |
| Notes: | "A Vintage original"--T.p. verso. "An invaluable companion to Homer's classic"--Cover. |
| Description: | xciv, 365 p. : ill., maps ; 21 cm. |
| Contents: | Homer and the Archeological Reader -- Poet and Poem, Singer and Song -- History and Geography -- The Gods -- Violence -- Fathers and Sons -- Men and Women, Families and Couples -- Memory -- A Final Word Before Reading -- Commentary. Book I: A Goddess Intervenes. Book II: A Hero's Son Awakens. Book III: The Lord of the Western Approaches. Book IV: The Red-Haired King and His Lady. Book V: Sweet Nymph and Open Sea. Book VI: The Princess at the River. Book VII: Gardens and Firelight. Book VIII: The Songs of the Harper. Book IX: New Coasts and Poseidon's Son. Book X: The Grace of the Witch. Book XI: A Gathering of Shades. Book XII: Sea Perils and Defeat. Book XIII: One More Strange Island. Book XIV: Hospitality in the Forest. Book XV: How They Came to Ithaka. Book XVI: Father and Son. Book XVII: The Beggar at the Manor. Book XVIII: Blows and a Queen's Beauty. Book XIX: Recognitions and a Dream. Book XX: Signs and a Vision. Book XXI: The Test of the Bow. |
| Responsibility: | Ralph Hexter. |
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