Odysseus unbound : the search for Homer's Ithaca
Bittlestone, Robert, 1952-2005
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Examines literary, geological, and archaeological evidence in an attempt to identify the true location of the island of Ithaca described in Homer's "Odyssey."
Main title:
Odysseus unbound : the search for Homer's Ithaca / Robert Bittlestone ; with James Diggle and John Underhill.
Imprint:
Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2005.
Collation:
xx, 598 pages : colour illustrations, maps ; 27 cm.
Notes:
Includes index.Includes bibliographical references (pages 567-581) and index.
Contents:
I: Speculation -- Catastrophe -- Conundrum -- Odyssey -- Controversy -- Schizocephalonia -- Strabo -- Geology -- Coincidence -- Competition -- Ambush -- Poseidon -- 2: Exploration -- Thinia -- Phorcys -- Eumaios -- Asteris -- Telemachos -- 3: Assimilation -- Analysis -- Inquiry -- Landscape -- Quickbird -- Doulichion -- Laertes -- Network -- Pottery -- Drama -- Exodus -- 4: Revelation -- Rockfall -- Earthquake -- Uplift -- Shoreline -- Epiphany -- Ithaca -- Intuition -- Vision.
ISBN:
9780521853576 (hardback)
Dewey class:
883.01
Local class:
883.01
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
137570
More Information:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Penrith | Reference | 883.01 HOM | Not for loan (Set: 10 Feb 2016) |