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Overview
In exploring the significance of Homer for the poetry of Modern Greece, Dr. Ricks is tackling a theme that has implications for the study of poetic influence in general. He takes the work of Sikelianos, Cavafy and Seferis and subjects a selection of poems that deal with specifically Homeric themes to a careful scrutiny. All Greek is translated, modern poets from outside Greece find their way into the discussion, and the reader has no need to be a specialist in Greek to find this study absorbing and instructive.
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- ISBN-13: 9780521366632
- ISBN-10: 0521366631
- Publisher: Cambridge University Press
- Publish Date: November 1989
- Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.5 x 0.63 inches
- Shipping Weight: 0.91 pounds
- Page Count: 208
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