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Author:

Tracy, Kathleen.

Title:

The life and times of Homer / Kathleen Tracy.

Publisher:

Mitchell Lane Publishers,

Copyright Date:

c2005

Description:

48 p. : col. ill. ; 25 cm.

Subject:

Homer--Juvenile literature.
Epic poetry, Greek--History and criticism--Juvenile literature.
Trojan War--Literature and the war--Juvenile literature.
Mythology, Greek, in literature--Juvenile literature.
Poets, Greek--Juvenile literature.--Juvenile literature.
Civilization, Homeric--Juvenile literature.
Homer.
Epic poetry.
Trojan War.
Mythology, Greek.
Poets, Greek.
Greece--Civilization--To 146 B.C.
Homer--Juvenile literature.
Epic poetry--History and criticism--Juvenile literature.
Trojan War--Literature and the war--Juvenile literature.
Greek mythology in literature--Juvenile literature.
Greek poets--Juvenile literature.--Juvenile literature.
Greece--Civilization--Juvenile literature.
Homère--Ouvrages pour la jeunesse.
Poésie épique grecque--Histoire et critique--Ouvrages pour la jeunesse.
Guerre de Troie--Littérature et guerre--Ouvrages pour la jeunesse.
Mythologie grecque dans la littérature--Ouvrages pour la jeunesse.
Poètes grecs--Ouvrages pour la jeunesse.--Ouvrages pour la jeunesse.
Civilisation homérique--Ouvrages pour la jeunesse.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 47) and index.

Contents:

A myth comes alive -- Piecing together a life -- The rise of a legend -- Iliad and Odyssey -- Homer's legacy.

Summary:

For almost 3000 years, the Iliad and the Odyssey have thrilled people with tales of adventure in ancient Greece. These stories are known all over the world, but so much about the life of the man responsible for those epic poems remains a mystery that for a while some scholars doubted that he even really existed. Despite the controversies, Homer is still honored as one of civilization's greatest poets. He overcame childhood poverty and adult blindness to achieve fame as a legendary storyteller whose epics kept his audiences spellbound.--From publisher description.

Series:

Biography from ancient civilizations

ISBN:

9781584152606 (lib. bdg.)
1584152605 (lib. bdg.)

LCCN:

2003024128

Locations:

GFPE771 -- Altoona Public Library (Altoona)