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Derek Walcott's encounter with Homer : landscape, history, and poetic voice in Omeros
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Derek Walcott's encounter with Homer : landscape, history, and poetic voice in Omeros / Rachel D. Friedman.
ISBN
9780191840821
Publication
Oxford : Oxford University Press, [2024]
Copyright Notice Date
©2024
Physical Description
1 online resource.
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Also issued in print: 2024.
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Summary
'Derek Walcott's Encounter with Homer' puts Walcott's epic poem Omeros in conversation with Homer to show how reading them against each other changes our understanding of both. Rachel Friedman examines Walcott's use of the Homeric persona of Omeros to explore his own deepening relationship with his craft and his identity as a Caribbean poet.
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Encounter with Homer
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Books / Online
Language
English
Added to Catalog
April 09, 2024
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Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Specialized.
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