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The "Odyssey" Re-formed

Author : Frederick Ahl
Publisher : Cornell University Press
ISBN 13 : 1501720457
Total Pages : 352 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (17 download)

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Download or read book The "Odyssey" Re-formed written by Frederick Ahl and published by Cornell University Press. This book was released on 2018-10-18 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Frederick Ahl and Hanna M. Roisman believe that contemporary readers who do not know ancient Greek can gain a sophisticated grasp of the Odyssey if they are aware of some of the issues that intrigue and puzzle the experts. They offer a challenging new reading of the epic that is directed to the general student of literature as well as to the classicist.Ahl and Roisman suggest that, while translators have served the Odyssey and its English-speaking readers remarkably well, the nonspecialist wishing to do a more detailed, critical reading of the epic faces a dilemma. The enormous scholarly literature makes few concessions to the nonspecialist, and those studies designed for general readers tend to offer variations on the overly simple, idealized readings of the epic common in high school and college survey courses.The Odyssey Re-Formed offers a lively and detailed reading of the Odyssey, episode by episode, with particular attention paid to the manipulative power of its language and Homer's skill in using that power. The authors explore how myth is shaped for specific, rhetorical reasons and suggest ways in which the epic uses its audience's awareness of the varied pool of mythic traditions to give the Odyssey remarkable and subtle resonances that have profound poetic power.

The Last Odyssey

Author : James Rollins
Publisher : HarperCollins
ISBN 13 : 0062892908
Total Pages : 423 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (628 download)

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Download or read book The Last Odyssey written by James Rollins and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2020-03-24 with total page 423 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: To save the world and our future, Sigma Force must embark on a dangerous odyssey into an ancient past whose horrors are all too present in this page-turning thriller from #1 New York Times bestselling author James Rollins that combines cutting-edge science, historical mystery, mythology, and pulse-pounding action. For eons, the city of Troy—whose legendary fall was detailed in Homer’s Iliad—was believed to be myth, until archaeologists in the nineteenth century uncovered its ancient walls buried beneath the sands. If Troy was real, how much of Homer’s twin tales of gods and monsters, curses and miracles—The Iliad and The Odyssey—could also be true and awaiting discovery? In the frozen tundra of Greenland, a group of modern-day researchers stumble on a shocking find: a medieval ship buried a half-mile below the ice. The ship’s hold contains a collection of even older artifacts—tools of war—dating back to the Bronze Age. Inside the captain’s cabin is a magnificent treasure that is as priceless as it is miraculous: a clockwork gold map imbedded with an intricate silver astrolabe. The mechanism was crafted by a group of Muslim inventors—the Banū Mūsā brothers—considered by many to be the Da Vincis of the Arab world—brilliant scientists who inspired Leonardo’s own work. Once activated, the moving map traces the path of Odysseus’s famous ship as it sailed away from Troy. But the route detours as the map opens to reveal a fiery river leading to a hidden realm underneath the Mediterranean Sea. It is the subterranean world of Tartarus, the Greek name for Hell. In mythology, Tartarus was where the wicked were punished and the monstrous Titans of old, imprisoned. When word of Tartarus spreads—and of the cache of miraculous weapons said to be hidden there—tensions explode in this volatile region where Turks battle Kurds, terrorists wage war, and civilians suffer untold horrors. The phantasmagoric horrors found in Homer’s tales are all too real—and could be unleashed upon the world. Whoever possesses them can use their awesome power to control the future of humanity. Now, Sigma Force must go where humans fear to tread. To prevent a tyrant from igniting a global war, they must cross the very gates of Hell.

The Odyssey

Author : Homer
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 145167418X
Total Pages : 432 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (516 download)

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Download or read book The Odyssey written by Homer and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2014-10-07 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A new translation of Homer's epic adventure endeavors to instill the poetic nature of its original language while retaining accuracy, readability, and character vibrancy, creating the most captivating rendition of one of the defining masterpieces of Western literature.

The Distaff Side

Author : Beth Cohen
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 : 019508683X
Total Pages : 286 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (95 download)

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Download or read book The Distaff Side written by Beth Cohen and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 1995 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Female Characters play various roles in the Odyssey: patron goddess (Athena), seductress (Kirke, the Sirens, Nausikaa), carnivorous monster (Skylla), maid servant (Eurykleia), and faithful wife (Penelope). Adopting an interdisciplinary approach, this study examines these different female representations and their significance within the context of the poem and Greek culture. A central theme of the book is the visualization of the Odyssey's female characters by ancient artists, and several essays discuss the visual and iconographic implications of Odysseus' female encounters as depicted in Greek, Etruscan, and Roman art. The distinguished contributors--from the fields of classical studies, comparative literature, art history, and archaeology--are A.J. Graham, Seth L. Schein, Diana Buitron-Oliver, Beth Cohen, Sheila Murnaghan, Lillian Eileen Doherty, Helene P. Foley, Froma I. Zeitlin, H.A. Shapiro, Richard Brilliant, Jenifer Neils, and Christine Mitchell Havelock. Feminine in orientation, but not narrowly feminist in approach, this first interdisciplinary work on the Odyssey's female characters will have a broad audience amongst scholars and students working in classical studies, iconography and art history, women's studies, mythology, and ancient history.

The Presbyterian and Reformed Review

Author : Benjamin Breckinridge Warfield
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 772 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (89 download)

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Download or read book The Presbyterian and Reformed Review written by Benjamin Breckinridge Warfield and published by . This book was released on 1900 with total page 772 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Includes section "Reviews of recent theological literature".

The Reformed Church Review

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Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 594 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (334 download)

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Download or read book The Reformed Church Review written by and published by . This book was released on 1898 with total page 594 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Reformed Quarterly Review

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Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 666 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (334 download)

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Download or read book The Reformed Quarterly Review written by and published by . This book was released on 1881 with total page 666 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The London-Scottish reformed presbyterian magazine

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Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 648 pages
Book Rating : 4.R/5 (5 download)

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Download or read book The London-Scottish reformed presbyterian magazine written by and published by . This book was released on 1869 with total page 648 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Theology as Science and Its Present Position and Prospects in the Reformed Church

Author : William Hastie
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 148 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Theology as Science and Its Present Position and Prospects in the Reformed Church written by William Hastie and published by . This book was released on 1899 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Reformed Presbyterian and Covenanter

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 456 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (334 download)

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Download or read book The Reformed Presbyterian and Covenanter written by and published by . This book was released on 1879 with total page 456 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Reformed Vampire Support Group

Author : Catherine Jinks
Publisher : HarperCollins
ISBN 13 : 0547394241
Total Pages : 373 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (473 download)

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Download or read book The Reformed Vampire Support Group written by Catherine Jinks and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2010-09-06 with total page 373 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Think vampires are romantic, sexy, and powerful? Think again. Vampires are dead. And unless they want to end up staked, they have to give up fanging people, admit their addiction, join a support group, and reform themselves. Nina Harrison, fanged at fifteen and still living with her mother, hates the Reformed Vampire Support Group meetings every Tuesday night. Even if she does appreciate Dave, who was in a punk band when he was alive, nothing exciting ever happens. That is, until one of group members is mysteriously destroyed by a silver bullet. With Nina (determined to prove that vamps aren't useless or weak) and Dave (secretly in love with Nina) at the helm, the misfit vampires soon band together to track down the hunter, save a werewolf, and keep the world safe from the likes of themselves. The perfect anecdote to slick vampire novels, this murder-mystery comedy of errors will thrill fans of Evil Genius.

Classical Views

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Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 184 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (321 download)

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Download or read book Classical Views written by and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Ayn Rand and the World She Made

Author : Anne C. Heller
Publisher : Anchor
ISBN 13 : 0385529465
Total Pages : 593 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (855 download)

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Download or read book Ayn Rand and the World She Made written by Anne C. Heller and published by Anchor. This book was released on 2009-10-27 with total page 593 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ayn Rand is best known as the author of the perennially bestselling novels The Fountainhead and Atlas Shrugged. Altogether, more than 12 million copies of the two novels have been sold in the United States. The books have attracted three generations of readers, shaped the foundation of the Libertarian movement, and influenced White House economic policies throughout the Reagan years and beyond. A passionate advocate of laissez-faire capitalism and individual rights, Rand remains a powerful force in the political perceptions of Americans today. Yet twenty-five years after her death, her readers know little about her life.In this seminal biography, Anne C. Heller traces the controversial author’s life from her childhood in Russia during the Bolshevik Revolution to her years as a screenwriter in Hollywood, the publication of her blockbuster novels, and the rise and fall of the cult that formed around her in the 1950s and 1960s. Throughout, Heller reveals previously unknown facts about Rand’s history and looks at Rand with new research and a fresh perspective. Based on original research in Russia, dozens of interviews with Rand’s acquaintances and former acolytes, and previously unexamined archives of tapes and letters, AYN RAND AND THE WORLD SHE MADE is a comprehensive and eye-opening portrait of one of the most significant and improbable figures of the twentieth century.

Homer's Odyssey

Author : Denton Jaques Snider
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 548 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (2 download)

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Download or read book Homer's Odyssey written by Denton Jaques Snider and published by . This book was released on 1922 with total page 548 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Contemporary Authors

Author : Scot Peacock
Publisher : Contemporary Authors
ISBN 13 : 9780787645939
Total Pages : 500 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (459 download)

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Download or read book Contemporary Authors written by Scot Peacock and published by Contemporary Authors. This book was released on 2002-05 with total page 500 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Your students and users will find biographical information on approximately 300 modern writers in this volume of Contemporary Authors(R).

Earth Odyssey

Author : Mark Hertsgaard
Publisher : Crown
ISBN 13 : 0307484084
Total Pages : 384 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (74 download)

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Download or read book Earth Odyssey written by Mark Hertsgaard and published by Crown. This book was released on 2009-01-16 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Like many of us, Mark Hertsgaard has long worried about the declining health of our environment. But in 1991, he decided to act on his concern and investigate the escalating crisis for himself. Traveling on his own dime, he embarked on an odyssey lasting most of the decade and spanning nineteen countries. Now, in Earth Odyssey, he reports on our environmental predicament through the eyes of the people who live it. From the gilded boardrooms of Paris to the traffic-clogged streets of Bangkok, we travel from the deep human past to our still unfolding future. Much of the story revolves around people like Zhenbing, Hertsgaard's charismatic interpreter in China, whose desire to escape poverty leaves him indifferent to his country's horrific air and water pollution. We also meet Garang, a proud Dinka tribesman whose response to Sudan's famine shows the difficulty of building an environmentally sustainable future without bridging the gap between rich and poor. Drawing on interviews with Václav Havel, Al Gore, Jacques Cousteau, and numerous other prominent figures, Hertsgaard offers fresh insight into such complex issues as humanity's growing addiction to the automobile, the insidious spread of nuclear technology, and the inevitable tension between unfettered capitalism and the health of the biosphere. Earth Odyssey is a vivid, passionate narrative about one man's journey around the world in search of the answer to the most important question of our time: Is the future of the human species at risk? Combining first-rate reportage with irresistible storytelling, Mark Hertsgaard has written an essential--and ultimately hopeful--book about the uncertain fate of humankind.

The Raft of Odysseus

Author : Carol Dougherty
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 : 0195130367
Total Pages : 254 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (951 download)

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Download or read book The Raft of Odysseus written by Carol Dougherty and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2001 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Raft of Odysseus looks at the fascinating intersection of traditional myth with an enthnographically-viewed Homeric world. Carol Dougherty argues that the resourcefulness of Odysseus as an adventurer on perilous seas served as an example to Homer's society which also had to adjust in inventive ways to turbulent conditions. The fantastic adventures of Odysseus act as a prism for the experiences of Homer's own listeners--traders, seafarers, storytellers, soldiers--and give us a glimpse into their own world of hopes and fears, 500 years after the Iliadic events were supposed to have happened.