homer

Recounts Odysseus' long journey home from the Trojan War, and the unusual encounters he has with the Sirens, the cyclops Polyphemus, and Circe the enchantress.

The author uses portions of the "Iliad" to reveal how the forms and processes of art memorialize the grief and loss of war, and uses the Vietnam Memorial and writings of Stephen Crane and other authors to illustrate his views.

Presents biographical information on ancient Greek author Homer and profiles the "Iliad" and the "Odyssey," providing thematic analysis and excerpts of criticism; also includes primary and secondary bibliographies.

Examines the "Iliad," "Odyssey," "Argonautica," and "Aeneid" and the Gilgamesh poems; discusses oral poetry, ancient poets' techniques, and the worlds in which they lived; and includes bibliographic essays.

Presents a comprehensive history of the Trojan War believed to have taken place approximately 1194 to 1184 BCE and includes an overview of Troy and the late Bronze Age as well as Homer and the epic tradition.

A collection of critical essays and commentary on Homer's "The Odyssey.".