Homer

A Ladybird Expert Book

Daisy Dunn

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English

Michael Joseph Ltd
05 September 2019

Ancient history: to c 500 CE

Series: The Ladybird Expert Series

An accessible, authoritative and timely introduction to Homer for adult readers

Part of the ALL-NEW LADYBIRD EXPERT SERIES

- Was there really a Trojan War?

- What makes a Homeric hero?

- How did Odysseus defeat the Cyclops?

IMMERSE yourself in the epic adventures of the Ancient Greek gods and heroes. Filled with daring feats, mythical battles and terrifying monsters, the poems and the stories told within them raise complex questions about fate, death and forgiveness that are still debated today.

MIGHTY HEROES AND MEDDLING GODS

Daisy Dunn's Homer is a fascinating introduction to these ancient stories and their truly timeless themes.

By: Daisy Dunn
Imprint: Michael Joseph Ltd
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 180mm, Width: 120mm, Spine: 10mm
Weight: 129g
ISBN: 9780718188283
ISBN 10: 0718188284
Series: The Ladybird Expert Series
Pages: 56
Publication Date: 05 September 2019
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Daisy Dunn is a writer and classicist. She is also the author of In the Shadow of Vesuvius- A Life of Pliny, Of Gods and Men- 100 Stories from Ancient Greece and Rome, Catullus' Bedspread- The Life of Rome's Most Erotic Poet, and The Poems of Catullus- A New Translation. She has a doctorate in Classics and Art History and edits the Greek culture journal ARGO- A Hellenic Review.