{"product_id":"homers-iliad-and-odyssey","title":"Homer's \"Iliad\" and \"Odyssey\"","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA worldwide exploration of the history, purpose, and inescapable influence of the \u003cem\u003eIliad\u003c\/em\u003e and the \u003cem\u003eOdyssey\u003c\/em\u003e that will inspire readers to think anew about Homer's work\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNo one knows whether Homer was a real person, but there is no doubt that the epic poems assembled under his name are foundations of Western literature. The \u003cem\u003eIliad\u003c\/em\u003e and the \u003cem\u003eOdyssey\u003c\/em\u003e—with their tales of the Trojan War, Achilles, Odysseus and Penelope, the Cyclops, the beautiful Helen of Troy, and the petulant gods—have inspired us for over two and a half millennia and influenced writers from Plato to Virgil, Pope to Joyce, and Dante to Margaret Atwood. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this graceful and sweeping book, Alberto Manguel traces the lineage of Homer's poems. He examines their original purpose, either as allegory or record of history; surveys the challenges the pagan poems presented to the early Christian world; and looks at their reception after the Reformation through the present day. In this revised and expanded edition, Manguel ignites new ways of thinking about these classic works.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Alberto Manguel","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42850251833405,"sku":"9780300272475","price":27.86,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0597\/7689\/2989\/files\/9780300272475_8edc2d62-fe72-49e8-96b8-f22839bf5390.jpg?v=1767071254","url":"https:\/\/www.palmleaf.com.au\/products\/homers-iliad-and-odyssey","provider":"Palmleaf","version":"1.0","type":"link"}