Cover of Studies on Homer and the Homeric Age, Vol. 3 of 3: I. Agorè: Polities of the Homeric Age. II. Ilios: Trojans and Greeks Compared. III. Thalassa: The Outer Geography. IV. Aoidos: Some Points of the Poetry of Homer. by W. E. Gladstone

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Studies on Homer and the Homeric Age, Vol. 3 of 3: I. Agorè: Polities of the Homeric Age. II. Ilios: Trojans and Greeks Compared. III. Thalassa: The Outer Geography. IV. Aoidos: Some Points of the Poetry of Homer.

by W. E. Gladstone

Level C1 · AdvancedHistoricalPoetryPhilosophy9 chapters
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Explore the political foundations, cultural contrasts, and geographical context of the Homeric Age, revealing how early Greek society shaped enduring ideals of governance and identity through the lens of Homer’s epic poetry.

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9 chapters in all. The first chapter is free to read with no account.

02ADVERTISEMENT.
03I. AGORÈ. THE POLITIES OF THE HOMERIC AGE.
04II. ILIOS. THE TROJANS COMPARED AND CONTRASTED WITH THE GREEKS.
05III. THALASSA. THE OUTER GEOGRAPHY OF THE ODYSSEY.
06EXCURSUS I. ON THE PARENTAGE AND EXTRACTION OF MINOS.
07EXCURSUS II. ON THE LINE ODYSS. V. 277.
08IV. AOIDOS.
09FOOTNOTES

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