Greek Reporter11 天
World Poetry Day: Ancient Greece’s Classics, From Homer to Sappho’s Poems
As people across the globe celebrate World Poetry Day on March 21, we delve into the world of poetry in ancient Greece, from ...
来自MSN2 个月
Before The Odyssey: Exploring the Greek epic that inspired Christopher Nolan's next project
The Odyssey is an ancient epic poem traditionally attributed to the Greek poet Homer. The monumental epic is divided into 24 books. The majority of the epic unfolds around the Aegean Sea before ...
PBS8 年
The Importance of Homer
Homer's most important contribution to Greek culture was to provide a common set of values that enshrined the Greeks' own ideas about themselves. His poems provided a fixed model of heroism ...
JSTOR Daily2 年
On Translating Homer's "Iliad"
This reflective essay explores the considerations facing a translator of Homer's work; in particular, the considerations famously detailed by the Victorian poet and critic Matthew Arnold, which remain ...