Homer-Haunted

The Many Afterlives of an Ancient Poet

Inbunden, Engelska, 2026

314 kr

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'This is such a brilliantly told story of Homer-obsessives through the ages that, by the end, you're as hooked on Homer as they were' Frank Skinner'Every page is an illuminating joy' A. N. Wilson 'An endlessly generous book' Daisy HayThis is the story of how two ancient epics captured the world’s imagination.The siege of Troy and Odysseus’ long voyage home have inspired many of our most thrilling and radical poets. Henry Power takes us on a surprising journey through the afterlives of these mysterious epics, and the search for the poet who created them.Guiding us through the twists and turns of the Iliad and the Odyssey, Power travels to the places where Homer’s stories have taken root – from the islands of Greece to the Scottish Highlands, the Devon coast to suburban Los Angeles – to trace the footsteps of the poets, politicians, lunatics, and lovers haunted by Homer's mythical heroes and monsters.A dazzlingly original and deeply personal testament to the power of poetry, Homer-Haunted is an epic account of how our oldest stories have shaped the way we read, write, and think.

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Utgivningsdatum:2026-07-16
Mått:153 x 234 x 25 mm
Vikt:454 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:352
Förlag:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN:9781399428156

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Henry Power studied Classics and English at Oxford and then took his PhD at Cambridge. He is now Professor of English Literature at the University of Exeter. He has published widely and his most recent book is an edition of Alexander Pope’s Major Works for Oxford University Press. He is also a regular contributor to publications such as the Times Literary Supplement, Evening Standard and Literary Review, and has appeared as a guest on In Our Time on BBC Radio 4.

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This rich embroidery of the British poetic story, from Chapman's Homer to contemporary writers, is a wonder of imaginative scholarship. The reader feels as excited as Keats, 'silent upon a peak of Darien'. We learn much about the British cultural tradition, but also about the immortal genius of Homer himself. Every page is an illuminating joy.

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Note on the TextIntroduction 1. Rebirth: George Chapman 2. Mosaic: Alexander Pope 3. Fragments: Ossian and James Macpherson 4. Discovery: John Keats 5. Fathers and Sons: Matthew Arnold 6. Small Things: Elizabeth Barrett Browning 7. Exile: H.D. (and Ezra Pound) 8. Theft by Finding: Christopher Logue 9. Pleasure-Seeking: Thom Gunn 10. Music: David Melnick 11. Empire: Derek Walcott 12. The Glorious Deeds of Men: Alice Oswald, Sasha Dugdale and A. E. StallingsAfterword: Homer’s Octopus Glossary of Homeric Names Acknowledgements Extract Permissions Further Reading and References Index

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