Inventing Homer

The Early Reception of Epic

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Hardcover | 10 July 2002

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How was the poet Homer imagined by ancient Greeks? This book examines stories circulating between the sixth and fourth centuries BC about his birth, place of origin and name; the circumstances of his life - such as the story of his blindness - his relation to other poets, and his heirs. The aim is to explore the ancient reception of the Homeric poems, and to look at it in relation to modern representations of Homer, ancient and modern conceptions of authorship, and the 'Homeric Question'. The book's engaging and accessible style should make it attractive to a wide range of readers, including non-classicists, and all quotations from Greek are provided with an English translation.

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'One can only wish that Graziosi's approach will be taken up by equally able scholars. She has asked the right questions.' Andreas Hartmann, Katholische Universitat Eichstatt-Ingolstadt 'A detailed, stimulating and fresh examination of the evidence for receptions of epic.' Andrew Ford, JHS 'This well documented book lucidly demonstrates that it is well worth being interested in what motivated and shaped Homeric biography.' Stephen Halliwell, Greece and Rome

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Frontispiece
Preface
List of abbreviations of editions and works of reference
Introduction
The birth of Homer
HomerÆs name and his place of origin
The date of Homer
Blindness, poverty and closeness to the gods
HomerÆs relationship to other poets
The heirs of Homer
Conclusion
Bibliography
Index of passages
General index
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The Early Reception of Epic

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