Author: HomerPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Epic poetry, Greek
Languages : en
Pages : 92
Book Description
The Twenty-second Book of the Iliad
Author: HomerPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Epic poetry, Greek
Languages : en
Pages : 92
Book Description
Not Without Glory
Author: Vernon ScannellPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1136222936
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 249
Book Description
First published in 1976. Poets from Homer and Virgil to Tennyson and Hardy have written much about armed conflict on land and sea but it was not until the end of the First World War that the term War Poetry was used to describe not merely that verse which took war as its subject but a kind of poetry which had not been written before, a literature which did not celebrate the martial virtues but one which was created by those who had endured battle and described in exact and often brutal terms just what it was like to be a fighting man in the first Great War of the twentieth century. This is a collection of essays on the following poets: Keith Douglas; Alun Lewis; Sidney Keyes; Roy Fuller; Alan Ross and Charles Causley; Henry Reed and others and American Poets of the Second World War.
Homer: Iliad Book XVIII
Author: HomerPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107067774
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 277
Book Description
Presents an edition of this outstanding book containing a clear and readable introduction, concise notes on the text and strong literary appreciation.
The Iliad of Homer
Author: HomerHomer: Iliad Book XVIII
Author: HomerPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1108594492
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 277
Book Description
Book 18 of the Iliad is an outstanding example of the range and power of Homeric epic. It describes the reaction of the hero Achilles to the death of his closest friend, and his decision to re-enter the conflict even though it means he will lose his own life. The book also includes the forging of the marvellous shield for the hero by the smith-god Hephaestus: the images on the shield are described by the poet in detail, and this description forms the archetypal ecphrasis, influential on many later writers. In an extensive introduction, R. B. Rutherford discusses the themes, style and legacy of the book. The commentary provides line-by-line guidance for readers at all levels, addressing linguistic detail and larger questions of interpretation. A substantial appendix considers the relation between Iliad 18 and the Babylonian Epic of Gilgamesh, which has been prominent in much recent discussion.
Stand in the Trench, Achilles
Author: Elizabeth VandiverPublisher: Oxford University Press on Demand
ISBN: 0199542740
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 476
Book Description
A study of the ways in which British poets of the First World War used classical literature, culture, and history as a source of images, ideas, and even phrases for their own poetry. Elizabeth Vandiver offers a new perspective on that poetry and on the history of classics in British culture.
Homer on Life and Death
Author: Jasper GriffinPublisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 9780198140269
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 238
Book Description
This book demonstrates how Homeric poetry manages to confer significance on persons and actions, interpreting the world and the lives of the people who inhabit it. Taking central themes like characterization, death, and the gods, the author argues that current ideas of the limitations of "oral poetry" are unreal, and that Homer embodies a view of the world both unique and profound.
Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy: No Guts, No Glory
Author: M.K. EnglandPublisher: Titan Books (US, CA)
ISBN: 1789098327
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 238
Book Description
The official prequel novel to Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy, the hotly anticipated action-adventure game developed by Eidos-Montréal and published by Square Enix. The official prequel novel to Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy, the hotly anticipated action-adventure game developed by Eidos-Montréal and published by Square Enix. Star-Lord, Gamora, Drax the Destroyer, Rocket Racoon and Groot. They’re the Guardians of the Galaxy, turning a tidy profit as heroes for hire—or, they will be if Peter Quill can get his act together. After he botches the most critical part of their latest mission—getting paid—his newly assembled crew is close to ditching him for good. Now he needs a big payday, fast. When an old acquaintance shows up offering a whole lot of units for a field trip to Peter’s past, it’s a no-brainer. Twelve years ago, Peter fought the Chitauri alongside the Resistance on Mercury to prevent an invasion of Earth. Now it’s time to go back. The old Resistance base has a squatter, and it’s up to the Guardians to ‘gently escort’ them off the premises… and unmask a wartime traitor while they’re at it. But war is heavy, man, and the Galactic War screwed up each of the Guardians in their own special ways. The brand-new team is barely hanging together, and the mission brings up all kinds of bad memories. It’s make or break time for the Guardians, and they do so love breaking things… Just hopefully not each other.
No Warriors, No Glory
Author: Harold CoylePublisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 9780765318978
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 348
Book Description
Nathan Dixon, a U.S. Army officer, is investigating a friendly-fire incident that involves an unmanned ground combat vehicle. This proves to be quite a challenge as everyone--from the commanding officer of the unit testing the vehicle, to the civilian contractor charged with overseeing the success of the machine--seems to be covering up the truth.
Author: Homer