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The Mighty Dead

- Why Homer Matters
Af: Adam Nicolson Engelsk Paperback

The Mighty Dead

- Why Homer Matters
Af: Adam Nicolson Engelsk Paperback
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Longlisted for the 2014 Samuel Johnson Prize for Non-Fiction (now the Bailie Gifford)‘A thrilling and complex book, enlarges our view of Homer … There’s something that hits the mark on every page’ Claire Tomalin, Books of the Year, New StatesmanWhere does Homer come from? And why does Homer matter? His epic poems of war and suffering can still speak to us of the role of destiny in life, of cruelty, of humanity and its frailty, but why they do is a mystery. How can we be so intimate with something so distant?‘The Mighty Dead’ is a magical journey of discovery across wide stretches of the past, sewn together by some of the oldest stories we have – the great ancient poems of Homer and their metaphors of life and trouble. In this provocative and enthralling book, Adam Nicolson explains why Homer still matters and how these vital, epic verses – with their focus on the eternal questions about the individual versus the community, honour and service, love and war – tell us how we became who we are.
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Longlisted for the 2014 Samuel Johnson Prize for Non-Fiction (now the Bailie Gifford)‘A thrilling and complex book, enlarges our view of Homer … There’s something that hits the mark on every page’ Claire Tomalin, Books of the Year, New StatesmanWhere does Homer come from? And why does Homer matter? His epic poems of war and suffering can still speak to us of the role of destiny in life, of cruelty, of humanity and its frailty, but why they do is a mystery. How can we be so intimate with something so distant?‘The Mighty Dead’ is a magical journey of discovery across wide stretches of the past, sewn together by some of the oldest stories we have – the great ancient poems of Homer and their metaphors of life and trouble. In this provocative and enthralling book, Adam Nicolson explains why Homer still matters and how these vital, epic verses – with their focus on the eternal questions about the individual versus the community, honour and service, love and war – tell us how we became who we are.
Produktdetaljer
Sprog: Engelsk
Sider: 336
ISBN-13: 9780007335534
Indbinding: Paperback
Udgave:
ISBN-10: 0007335539
Udg. Dato: 26 feb 2015
Længde: 26mm
Bredde: 128mm
Højde: 198mm
Forlag: HarperCollins Publishers
Oplagsdato: 26 feb 2015
Forfatter(e): Adam Nicolson
Forfatter(e) Adam Nicolson


Kategori Antikken & Middelalder


ISBN-13 9780007335534


Sprog Engelsk


Indbinding Paperback


Sider 336


Udgave


Længde 26mm


Bredde 128mm


Højde 198mm


Udg. Dato 26 feb 2015


Oplagsdato 26 feb 2015


Forlag HarperCollins Publishers