Homer and His Critics

by John Myres and John Linton Myres

Book Overview

Here is presented a succinct and insightful account of the reception of the Iliad and Odyssey from antiquity to the mid-twentieth century. The overall result is less a systematic history than a series of independent studies differing in scale and focus, the chapter on Gladstone being the most comprehensive and detailed. First published in 1958.

The author gives greatest attention to those who made active use of Homer rather...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1138971960
• ISBN13: 9781138971967
• Release Date: January 2016
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 324 Pages
• Weight: 1.01 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.2"