{"product_id":"homer-the-very-idea-paperback","title":"Homer: The Very Idea - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJames I. Porter\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe story of our ongoing fascination with Homer, the man and the myth.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Homer, the great poet of the \u003ci\u003eIliad \u003c\/i\u003eand the \u003ci\u003eOdyssey\u003c\/i\u003e, is revered as a cultural icon of antiquity and a figure of lasting influence. But his identity is shrouded in questions about who he was, when he lived, and whether he was an actual person, a myth, or merely a shared idea. Rather than attempting to solve the mystery of this character, James I. Porter explores the sources of Homer's mystique and their impact since the first recorded mentions of Homer in ancient Greece. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eHomer: The Very Idea\u003c\/i\u003e considers Homer not as a man, but as a cultural invention nearly as distinctive and important as the poems attributed to him, following the cultural history of an idea and of the obsession that is reborn every time Homer is imagined. Offering novel readings of texts and objects, the book follows the very idea of Homer from his earliest mentions to his most recent imaginings in literature, criticism, philosophy, visual art, and classical archaeology. \u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJames I. Porter\u003c\/b\u003e is the Irving Stone Professor of Literature at the University of California, Berkeley. He is the author of numerous books, including \u003ci\u003eNietzsche and the Philology of the Future\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Invention of Dionysus: An Essay on 'The Birth of Tragedy\u003c\/i\u003e, ' and \u003ci\u003eThe Sublime in Antiquity\u003c\/i\u003e. He has also edited several books and is a coauthor of \u003ci\u003ePostclassicisms\u003c\/i\u003e, also published by the University of Chicago Press. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 280\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.66 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 22, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42127360229511,"sku":"9780226675909","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/1cb479911b77989ddbd5cb98cc2bc0d3.webp?v=1732588120","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/homer-the-very-idea-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}