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35 produkter
Homer's Odyssey
An Illustrated Retelling
Inbunden, 1900
370 kr
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A lush, illustrated prose edition of Homer's Odyssey , written by American classical scholar Barry Powell and featuring beautiful, woodcut-style artwork Soon to be a major motion picture directed by Christopher Nolan. Embark on a timeless journey with Homer's Odyssey , one of the most epic and …
The Greeks
History, Culture, and Society
Av Ian Morris, Barry B. Powell
Häftad, 2022
1211 kr
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In The Greeks, Ian Morris and Barry B. Powell try to see ancient Greece as a whole: not just a narrative of events or an overview of culture, but history and culture taken together. From ancient Greece comes the modern conviction that through open discussion and the exercise of reason a society of …
The Aeneid
Häftad, 2015
711 kr
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Barry Powell, acclaimed translator of the Iliad (OUP, 2013) and the Odyssey (OUP, 2014) now delivers a graceful, lucid, free-verse translation of the Aeneid in a pleasant modern idiom. On-page notes explain obscure literary and historical references, while the rich visual program lightens the text …
Vergil's Aeneid: The Essential Books
Häftad, 2015
691 kr
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Barry Powell, acclaimed translator of the Iliad (OUP, 2013) and the Odyssey (OUP, 2014) now delivers a graceful, lucid, free-verse translation of the most important books and passages of the Aeneid in a pleasant modern idiom. On-page notes explain obscure literary and historical references, while …
Greeks
History, Culture, and Society
Av Barry B. Powell, Ian Morris
E-bok, 2021
697 kr
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In The Greeks, Ian Morris and Barry B. Powell try to see ancient Greece as a whole: not just a narrative of events or an overview of culture, but history and culture taken together. From ancient Greece comes the modern conviction that through open discussion and the exercise of reason a society of …
Iliad
E-bok, 2013
211 kr
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The Iliad is a riddle, wrapped in a mystery, inside an enigma, for which Barry Powell, one of the twenty-first century''s leading Homeric scholars, has given us a magnificent new translation. Graceful, lucid, and energetic, Powell''s translation renders the Homeric Greek with a simplicity and …
The Odyssey
Inbunden, 2014
471 kr
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Odysseus--soldier, trickster, and everyman--is one of the most recognizable characters in world literature. His arduous, ten-year journey home after the Trojan War, the subject of Homer's The Odyssey, is the most accessible tale to survive from ancient Greece, and its impact is still felt today …
Odyssey
E-bok, 2014
211 kr
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Sing to me of the resourceful man, O Muse, who wandered far after he had sacked the sacred city of Troy. He sawthe cities of many men and he learned their minds.He suffered many pains on the sea in his spirit, seeking to save his life and the homecoming of his companions. Odysseus--soldier, sailor, …
Odyssey
E-bok, 2014
281 kr
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Sing to me of the resourceful man, O Muse, who wandered far after he had sacked the sacred city of Troy. He sawthe cities of many men and he learned their minds.He suffered many pains on the sea in his spirit, seeking to save his life and the homecoming of his companions. Odysseus--soldier, sailor, …
The Odyssey
Translation, Introduction, and Notes by Barry B. Powell
Häftad, 2014
640 kr
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The Odyssey is one of the world's greatest and best-loved poems. It has survived for twenty-eight centuries, through upheavals that have wiped out most of what was written in the ancient world. Now Barry B. Powell, one of the twenty-first century's leading Homeric scholars, has given us a powerful …
Classical Myth
An Introduction
Häftad, 2024
491 kr
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Myths are not just the stories from the ancient Greeks and Romans—they represent deep truths from the essential concerns people face in their lives. Readers may already have heard of the Trojan Horse or how Oedipus married his own mother, but why have these stories lingered? In Classical Myth: An …
Greek Poems to the Gods
Hymns from Homer to Proclus
Inbunden, 2021
253 kr
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The ancient Greek hymnic tradition translated beautifully and accessibly. The hymn—as poetry, as craft, as a tool for worship and philosophy—was a vital art form throughout antiquity. Although the Homeric Hymns have long been popular, other equally important collections have not been readily …
Greek Poems to the Gods
Hymns from Homer to Proclus
Häftad, 2022
204 kr
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The ancient Greek hymnic tradition translated beautifully and accessibly. The hymn—as poetry, as craft, as a tool for worship and philosophy—was a vital art form throughout antiquity. Although the Homeric Hymns have long been popular, other equally important collections have not been readily …
Writing and the Origins of Greek Literature
Häftad, 2007
842 kr
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Professor Powell ties the origin and nature of archaic Greek literature to the special technology of Greek alphabetic writing. In building his model he presents chapters on specialized topics - text, orality, myth, literacy, tradition and memorization - and then shows how such special topics relate …
Homer and the Origin of the Greek Alphabet
Häftad, 1996
842 kr
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Who invented the Greek alphabet and why? The purpose of this challenging book is to inquire systematically into the historical causes that underlay the radical shift from earlier and less efficient writing systems to the use of alphabetic writing. The author reaches the conclusion that a single …
Writing and the Origins of Greek Literature
Inbunden, 2002
1872 kr
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Professor Powell ties the origin and nature of archaic Greek literature to the special technology of Greek alphabetic writing. In building his model he presents chapters on specialized topics - text, orality, myth, literacy, tradition and memorization - and then shows how such special topics relate …
Homer
Häftad, 2003
606 kr
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This concise book is an ideal introduction to Homer – the poet and his two great epics, the Iliad and the Odyssey. Student-friendly introduction to Homer. Provides historical background and literary readings of the Iliad and the Odyssey. Makes use of the author’s own original research. Assumes no …
Writing - Theory and History of the Technology of Civilization
Häftad, 2012
441 kr
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Writing: Theory and History of the Technology of Civilization offers a coherent system of terms and categories for the study of the complex phenomena in the world’s writing systems. Tracing the origins of writing tied to speech from ancient Sumer through the Greek alphabet and beyond, the book …
Writing
Theory and History of the Technology of Civilization
E-bok, 2012
492 kr
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Writing: Theory and History of the Technology of Civilization traces the origins of writing tied to speech from ancient Sumer through the Greek alphabet and beyond. Examines the earliest evidence for writing in Mesopotamia in the fourth millennium BC, the origins of purely phonographic systems, and …
Writing
Theory and History of the Technology of Civilization
E-bok, 2012
1510 kr
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Writing: Theory and History of the Technology of Civilization traces the origins of writing tied to speech from ancient Sumer through the Greek alphabet and beyond. Examines the earliest evidence for writing in Mesopotamia in the fourth millennium BC, the origins of purely phonographic systems, and …
Homer
Inbunden, 2007
1778 kr
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This concise book is a complete and contemporary introduction to Homer and his two master-works, the Iliad and the Odyssey. It explains the “Homeric Question,” illuminating its current status, and critiques the literary qualities of the Iliad and the Odyssey, analyzing and contrasting their …
Homer
Häftad, 2007
606 kr
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This concise book is a complete and contemporary introduction to Homer and his two master-works, the Iliad and the Odyssey. It explains the “Homeric Question,” illuminating its current status, and critiques the literary qualities of the Iliad and the Odyssey, analyzing and contrasting their …
Homer
E-bok, 2011
1300 kr
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This concise book is an ideal introduction to Homer – the poet and his two great epics, the Iliad and the Odyssey . Student-friendly introduction to Homer. Provides historical background and literary readings of the Iliad and the Odyssey . Makes use of the author’s own original research. Assumes no …
Writing
Theory and History of the Technology of Civilization
Inbunden, 2009
1292 kr
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Writing: Theory and History of the Technology of Civilization traces the origins of writing tied to speech from ancient Sumer through the Greek alphabet and beyond. Examines the earliest evidence for writing in Mesopotamia in the fourth millennium BC, the origins of purely phonographic systems, and …
Take Five: a story of the Jazz in the fifties
Av Sanford Dorbin, Barry B. Powell
Häftad
201 kr
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Homer's Odyssey
An illustrated retelling
Av Barry Powell, Barry B. Powell
Inbunden, 2026
215 kr
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Homer’s Odyssey is one of the world’s oldest and most famous works of literature. It has enthralled readers for almost three thousand years with its tales of gods and monsters, warriors and kings, but also of family, faith, and the universal longing for home.This stunning new edition of Homer’s …
