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The Odyssey of Homer, Classics, Poetry, Ancient, Classical & Medieval

The Odyssey of Homer, Classics, Poetry, Ancient, Classical & Medieval

The Odyssey of Homer, Classics, Poetry, Ancient, Classical & Medieval

Homer / Alexander Pope

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Alan Rodgers Books
Año de edición:
2002
Materia
Poesía
ISBN:
9781587156755
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The poem mainly focuses on the Greek hero Odysseus) and his journey home after the fall of Troy. It takes Odysseus ten years to reach Ithaca after the ten-year Trojan War. In his absence, it is assumed he has died, and his wife Penelope and son Telemachus must deal with a group of unruly suitors, the Mnesteres or Proci, who compete for Penelope's hand in marriage.

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