The German Novelle

by Martin Swales

Book Overview

Although the influence of Homer on Western literature has long commanded critical attention, little has been written on how various generations of readers have found menaing in his texts. These seven essays explore the ways in which the Illiad and the Odyssey have been read from the time of Homer through the Renaissance. By asking what questions early readers expected the texts to answer and looking at how these expectations changed over time,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691616558
• ISBN13: 9780691616551
• Release Date: April 2019
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 0.57 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.3" x 8.0"