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Achilles Shield Decoded

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Author : Henk van Oosten
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2021-09-09

Achilles Shield Decoded written by Henk van Oosten and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-09-09 with Science categories.

Troy, the Trojan War and the meandering route of Odysseus were never found in the ancient Greek world. There is a lot of speculation, but no evidence. Where is Troy? Is it all Homer's imagination? No, it is elsewhere. A new viewpoint arose when interpreting the forging of the new shield of Achilles (Iliad) by using several metals and its decoration with pictures of the earth, the sky dome and Oceanus. Why such a decorated weapon? Thinking about this lead to a surprising breakthrough: the forging of the new shield might have a special meaning: no nice but useless decorations, but crucial information. This decoding of Achilles' shield shed new light on famous elements in Homer's poems, such as a new motive for the Trojan War and forgotten Bronze Age knowledge for celestial navigation on Oceanus by Odysseus. This ultimately leads to the discovery of Troy, Ithaca, the battlefield of the Trojan War and Oceanus in a complete different part of the world.

The Shield Of Achilles

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Author : W. H. Auden
language : en
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Release Date : 2024-05-07

The Shield Of Achilles written by W. H. Auden and has been published by Princeton University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-05-07 with Poetry categories.

Back in print for the first time in decades, Auden’s National Book Award–winning poetry collection, in a critical edition that introduces it to a new generation of readers The Shield of Achilles, which won the National Book Award in 1956, may well be W. H. Auden’s most important, intricately designed, and unified book of poetry. In addition to its famous title poem, which reimagines Achilles’s shield for the modern age, when war and heroism have changed beyond recognition, the book also includes two sequences—“Bucolics” and “Horae Canonicae”—that Auden believed to be among his most significant work. Featuring an authoritative text and an introduction and notes by Alan Jacobs, this volume brings Auden’s collection back into print for the first time in decades and offers the only critical edition of the work. As Jacobs writes in the introduction, Auden’s collection “is the boldest and most intellectually assured work of his career, an achievement that has not been sufficiently acknowledged.” Describing the book’s formal qualities and careful structure, Jacobs shows why The Shield of Achilles should be seen as one of Auden’s most central poetic statements—a richly imaginative, beautifully envisioned account of what it means to live, as human beings do, simultaneously in nature and in history.

Reconstructing The Shield Of Achilles

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Author : Kathleen Vail
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2018-06

Reconstructing The Shield Of Achilles written by Kathleen Vail and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-06 with History categories.

Details the author's reconstruction of the shield of Achilles, using Homer as her guide in the creative process.

Homer Iliad Book Xviii

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Author : Homer
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2019-01-10

Homer Iliad Book Xviii written by Homer and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-01-10 with History categories.

Book 18 of the Iliad is an outstanding example of the range and power of Homeric epic. It describes the reaction of the hero Achilles to the death of his closest friend, and his decision to re-enter the conflict even though it means he will lose his own life. The book also includes the forging of the marvellous shield for the hero by the smith-god Hephaestus: the images on the shield are described by the poet in detail, and this description forms the archetypal ecphrasis, influential on many later writers. In an extensive introduction, R. B. Rutherford discusses the themes, style and legacy of the book. The commentary provides line-by-line guidance for readers at all levels, addressing linguistic detail and larger questions of interpretation. A substantial appendix considers the relation between Iliad 18 and the Babylonian Epic of Gilgamesh, which has been prominent in much recent discussion.

Antiquity Explained And Represented In Sculptures

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Author : Bernard de Montfaucon
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1722

Antiquity Explained And Represented In Sculptures written by Bernard de Montfaucon and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1722 with Archaeology categories.

The Song Of Achilles

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Author : Madeline Miller
language : en
Publisher: Harper Collins
Release Date : 2012-03-06

The Song Of Achilles written by Madeline Miller and has been published by Harper Collins this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-03-06 with Fiction categories.

“At once a scholar’s homage to The Iliad and startlingly original work of art by an incredibly talented new novelist….A book I could not put down.” —Ann Patchett “Mary Renault lives again!” declares Emma Donoghue, author of Room, referring to The Song of Achilles, Madeline Miller’s thrilling, profoundly moving, and utterly unique retelling of the legend of Achilles and the Trojan War. A tale of gods, kings, immortal fame, and the human heart, The Song of Achilles is a dazzling literary feat that brilliantly reimagines Homer’s enduring masterwork, The Iliad. An action-packed adventure, an epic love story, a marvelously conceived and executed page-turner, Miller’s monumental debut novel has already earned resounding acclaim from some of contemporary fiction’s brightest lights—and fans of Mary Renault, Bernard Cornwell, Steven Pressfield, and Colleen McCullough’s Masters of Rome series will delight in this unforgettable journey back to ancient Greece in the Age of Heroes.

The Shield Of Achilles And The Poetics Of Ekpharsis

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Author : Andrew Sprague Becker
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Release Date : 1995-03-21

The Shield Of Achilles And The Poetics Of Ekpharsis written by Andrew Sprague Becker and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1995-03-21 with History categories.

In 'The Shield of Achilles and the Poetics of Ekphrasis', Becker explores how Homeric poetry shapes its own reception: how Homer's reaction to a visual image creates his audience's response to a literary description. Becker also enters into a fiercely raging literary debate about the modernist, self-conscious elements of Homeric narrative.

Decoding The Heavens

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Author : Jo Marchant
language : en
Publisher: Random House
Release Date : 2009-08-18

Decoding The Heavens written by Jo Marchant and has been published by Random House this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-08-18 with History categories.

In 1900 a group of sponge divers blown off course in the Mediterranean discovered an Ancient Greek shipwreck near the island of Antikythera dating from around 70 BC. Lying unnoticed for months amongst their hard-won haul was what appeared to be a formless lump of corroded rock, which turned out to be the most stunning scientific artefact we have from antiquity. For more than a century this 'Antikythera mechanism' - an ancient computer - puzzled academics, but now, more than 2000 years after the device was lost at sea, scientists have pieced together its intricate workings. In Decoding the Heavens, Jo Marchant tells for the first time the story of the 100-year quest to understand the Antikythera mechanism. Along the way she unearths a diverse cast of remarkable characters - ranging from Archimedes to Jacques Cousteau - and explores the deep roots of modern technology not only in Ancient Greece, the Islamic world and medieval Europe.

Burning Of The World And The New Earth Explained From Nature And From The Armorial Symbols Of The Sovereigns Nobles And People Of All Nations

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Author : Robert HOWARD (M.R.C.S.)
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1853

Burning Of The World And The New Earth Explained From Nature And From The Armorial Symbols Of The Sovereigns Nobles And People Of All Nations written by Robert HOWARD (M.R.C.S.) and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1853 with categories.

The Supplement To Antiquity Explained And Represented In Sculptures

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Author : Bernard de Montfaucon
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1725

The Supplement To Antiquity Explained And Represented In Sculptures written by Bernard de Montfaucon and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1725 with Archaeology categories.