Homeric Moments: Clues To Delight In Reading The Odyssey And The Iliad,New Pickens And An Equally Stellar Array

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Homeric Moments: Clues To Delight In Reading The Odyssey And The Iliad,New Pickens And An Equally Stellar ArrayFifty Years Of Reading Homerboth Alone And With Studentsprepared Eva Brann To Bring The Odyssey And The Iliad Back To Life For Today'S Readers. In Homeric Moments, She Brilliantly Conveys The Unique Delights Of Homer'S Epics As She Focuses On The Crucial Scenes, Or Moments, That Mark The High Points Of The Narratives: Penelope And Odysseus, Faithful Wife And Returning Husband, Sit Face To Face At Their Own Hearth For The First Time In Twenty Years;