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Bezig met laden... Celebrating Homer's Landscapes: Troy and Ithaca Revisiteddoor J. V. Luce
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Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. This is a fun book if you're interested in the Trojan War and Homer. He tries to place the events of the Iliad and Odyssey in the real geography of the surroundings of Troy and Ithaca. Some of his suggestions may stretch a little, but many seem entirely likely--or as likely as we're going to get at this point. Some of his discussions, such as the shoreline of Troy's ancient bay that has now been silted in, are accurate but now a little dated since this issue has continued to be researched and some of his suggestions are no longer entirely accepted, but his overall description continues to be valid. His photographs are great--the next best thing to being there. If you're interested in Troy and Homer go to www.judithstarkston.com ( ) geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
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In this beautiful and engaging book, an eminent authority on Homeric texts takes us on a tour of the main localities that Homer paints so vividly in his Iliad and Odyssey. Providing numerous photographs of the terrain and "ing liberally from the two epics, J. V. Luce argues convincingly that Homer's descriptions of the ancient landscape, far from being poetic fantasies, are accurate in every detail.Luce surveys what Homer tells us about the environs of Troy and Ithaca, applying the developing science of narratology to the Homeric depiction of landscape. He also incorporates information about Troy that has been obtained in the past two decades, in particular new geophysical information about the comparatively recent alluviation of the Trojan plain and new archaeological data about Troy that reveals that the fortified area of the city was ten times as large as previously supposed. Tracing the ebb and flow of battle as described in the Iliad, Luce shows how Homer`s account is consistent with this new picture of the plain. He also demonstrates that the topography of Ithaca is sketched with such accuracy that Homer must have had firsthand knowledge of the terrain. Luce`s book is a significant contribution for specialists and a delightful companion for readers of Homer or visitors to the ancient sites. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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Google Books — Bezig met laden... GenresDewey Decimale Classificatie (DDC)939.21History and Geography Ancient World Ancient history in other areas Western Asia Minor Mysia, TroasLC-classificatieWaarderingGemiddelde:
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