Homer's daughter

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Nausicaa, a Sicilian princess of the eighth century B.C., looks back on the events of her life and tells how she came to write the epic poem known as the Odyssey.

204 Seiten

Sprache: English

Am 1973 von Cassell, Orion Publishing Group, Limited veröffentlicht.

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ISBN:
978-0-304-29251-6
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OCLC-Nummer:
2369735

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Themen
  • Odysseus (Greek mythology) -- Fiction.
  • Nausicaa (Greek mythology) -- Fiction.
  • Women -- Italy -- Sicily -- Fiction.
  • Sicily (Italy) -- Fiction.

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hat Homer's daughter. von Robert Graves besprochen

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I enjoyed that very much. Graves tells the story of how the Odyssey that we have come to know came into being: Nausicaa, a Sicilian princess, wrote it, inspired by real events surrounding her family and their little kingdom. Part of the fun is in comparing the real (our) Odyssey with the fictitious story (hers) - and in that Graves thought it quite probable that this is how the Odyssey actually came to be written, which would make the fictitious story the real one. - The language is quite modern, not very epic at all, but naturally includes lots of references to ancient myths and local history and customs, so yes, it requires a willing reader.
- Longer blog entry, in German: www.herr-rau.de/wordpress/2019/01/robert-graves-homers-daughter-1955.htm