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Page 97
... they all moved in perfect harmony , caught every allusion of the poet , and thought the greatest glory and the greatest joy of life was to listen to their own poet as he sang of the mighty deeds of their own heroes .
... they all moved in perfect harmony , caught every allusion of the poet , and thought the greatest glory and the greatest joy of life was to listen to their own poet as he sang of the mighty deeds of their own heroes .
Page 110
The poet delayed long in bringing him on the scene , for although he is the sole hero of the poem he does not appear until after the opening of the fifth book , and Homer exerted his greatest constructive powers in order to show that he ...
The poet delayed long in bringing him on the scene , for although he is the sole hero of the poem he does not appear until after the opening of the fifth book , and Homer exerted his greatest constructive powers in order to show that he ...
Page 119
Mr. Shewan is one of the greatest , I think the very greatest , of Homeric scholars , and he believes Thiaki is Ithaca , Leucas is Dulichium , and Cephallenia is Same . That is , he differs from Sir Rennell only as concerns the location ...
Mr. Shewan is one of the greatest , I think the very greatest , of Homeric scholars , and he believes Thiaki is Ithaca , Leucas is Dulichium , and Cephallenia is Same . That is , he differs from Sir Rennell only as concerns the location ...
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Contents
Paul Shorey | 57 |
THE POETIC STRUCTURE OF THE ODYSSEY | 97 |
ANCIENT EMPIRES AND THE MODERN WORLD | 125 |
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