Project Gutenberg 2014-06-06 Public domain in the USA. 106 Lang, Andrew 1844 1912 Lang, Walter Andrew a10002228 The World of Homer E-text prepared by Marc D'Hooghe (http://www.freeliterature.org) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (https://archive.org) "The World of Homer" by Andrew Lang is a scholarly exploration of the epic traditions and cultural contexts of ancient Greece, specifically focusing on the works attributed to the poet Homer. Written in the early 20th century, this work aims to discern the historical realities behind the Homeric epics, the "Iliad" and the "Odyssey", and to argue against certain critical theories that suggest these works are mere compilations of various historical ages rather than coherent products of a singular cultural moment. Lang's analysis includes a consideration of the archaeological findings and the social, political, and economic conditions that frame the world depicted by Homer. The opening of the book establishes the foundational premise that Homer's civilization was not simply a fanciful construct but reflects a real place and time within ancient history. Lang discusses the historical contexts—the four distinct ages that shaped the world as depicted by Homer—beginning with the Late Minoan period and the transition to the Achaean context of the Homeric epics. He sets forth a critical analysis of the prevailing theories among critics that suggest contradicting cultural elements within the epics, arguing instead for a cohesive understanding of the Homeric world as rooted in the historical Achaean society. Lang uses this exploration to challenge the notion that the narrative and stylistic elements of the "Iliad" and "Odyssey" are anachronistic or are merely a blend of multiple epochs, positioning his work as a defense of the unity and integrity of Homer's artistic vision. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Homer Epic poetry, Greek -- History and criticism Civilization, Homeric Homer -- Criticism and interpretation PA Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - General Browsing: Literature 912128 911952 2024-09-19T08:43:39.699316 2023-09-20T05:06:18.535813 text/html text/html 888235 2014-06-06T17:14:27 text/html 1462489 2014-06-06T17:17:16 text/html application/zip 1687140 2024-09-19T08:43:58.650157 application/epub+zip 1700561 2024-09-19T08:43:44.014245 application/epub+zip 364190 2024-09-19T08:43:41.656254 application/epub+zip 2038561 2024-09-19T08:44:07.499128 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1935477 2024-09-19T08:43:56.096178 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 600051 2022-09-20T21:12:12.448603 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 648521 2024-09-19T08:43:36.401299 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 648210 2020-06-15T19:50:08 text/plain; charset=utf-8 249050 2020-06-15T19:50:08 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 647963 2014-06-06T17:03:36 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 247652 2014-06-06T17:03:36 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 648053 2014-06-06T17:04:50 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 247507 2014-06-06T17:04:51 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22339 2024-09-19T08:44:07.654119 application/rdf+xml 12107 2024-09-19T08:43:42.170252 image/jpeg 3296 2024-09-19T08:43:41.914253 image/jpeg 1511240 2024-09-19T08:43:39.804285 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia