Homer's Odyssey and the Near East by Bruce Louden

Homer's Odyssey and the Near East

Bruce Louden

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nonfiction classics literary poetry medium-paced
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The Odyssey's larger plot is composed of a number of distinct genres of myth, all of which are extant in various Near Eastern cultures (Mesopotamian, West Semitic, Egyptian). Unexpectedly, the Near Eastern culture with which the Odyssey has the mo...

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