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Omero e la storia

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Chi si nasconde dietro il nome di Omero? Se per gli storici odierni egli rimane in gran parte un enigma, grazie ai progressi dell'archeologia l'epoca di composizione dell'"Iliade" e dell'"Odissea" va facendosi via via più chiara. Costruito come un'inchiesta, il libro esamina la genesi dei poemi omerici e ci invita a rileggerli collocandone le vicende principali nella storia della Grecia arcaica. A loro modo, i capolavori omerici sono autentiche testimonianze storiche: sarebbe vano cercare l'ulivo di Itaca alla cui ombra Ulisse conversò con Atena, ma la familiarità dell'eroe con la dea ci reca preziose informazioni sulla mentalità che ha ispirato la scena.

263 pages, Paperback

First published September 15, 1999

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April 21, 2016
This is not, I repeat, THIS IS NOT A HOMER'S BIOGRAPHY.
What it is is a very interesting analysis of Homer's "Iliad" and "Odyssey".
It starts with a brief explanation of Greece's history which leaves us begging for more, followed by the said analysis and ending with the certainty that Homer's work can be read on a historical context despite its obvious fictional aspects.
Since I read The Iliad and the Odyssey last year, and still have it fresh in my mind, reading this reminded me how good those stories are and made me look at some of the points I had overlooked.
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