The Essential Homer

The Essential Homer
ISBN-10
1603842241
ISBN-13
9781603842242
Category
Poetry
Pages
532
Language
English
Published
2000-09-15
Publisher
Hackett Publishing
Author
Homer

Description

Selections from both Iliad and Odyssey, made with an eye for those episodes that figure most prominently in the study of mythology.

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