xii, 297 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps ; 25 cm
Note
"A John Macrae book."
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages [247]-282) and index.
Contents
Meeting Homer -- Grasping Homer -- Loving Homer -- Seeking Homer -- Finding Homer -- Homer the strange -- Homer the real -- The metal hero -- Homer on the steppes -- The gang and the city -- Homer's mirror -- Homer's Odyssey -- The bright wake.
Summary
Taking readers on an extraordinary journey through mythical and modern landscapes, the author of a celebrated column for The Sunday Telegraph explores the places forever haunted by their Homeric heroes and reveals the real roots of Homeric consciousness.