The World of Odysseus
Subtitle: Second Edition (Penguin History)
Edition: 2nd edition
Publisher: Penguin (Non-Classics)
Published: March 29, 1979
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 192
ISBN-13: 9780140136869
Subjects: Cultural studies; Folklore; Literary studies: classical, early & medieval; World history: BCE to c 500 CE; History; Children: Grades 3-4; Ancient Greece; History / General; History - General History
First sentence: "BY THE GENERAL consent of criticks," wrote Dr. Johnson, "the first praise of genius is due to the writer of an epick poem, as it requires an assemblage of all the powers which are singly sufficient for other compositions."