- Paperback: 80 pages
- Publisher: Oxford University Press; New edition edition (Jan 1 1999)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0199105324
- ISBN-13: 978-0199105328
- Product Dimensions: 27.2 x 21.3 x 0.8 cm
- Shipping Weight: 340 g
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #478,481 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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`The book is well produced on good quality paper, and the different typesets are all easy to read. Peter Connolly has produced a wide range of illustrations.' David Priest, Highgate School, JACT Review
`...a vivid reconstruction by a craftsman who knows better than anyone how to bring the ancient world to life.' The Guardian
`...a vivid reconstruction by a craftsman who knows better than anyone how to bring the ancient world to life.' The Guardian
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A marvellous, superbly illustrated retelling of two great epics - Homer's Iliad and Odyssey, following the fortunes of Odysseus, the craftiest of the Greek commanders. Interspersed with the story are pages of fascinating information about the true history of Troy, illustrated with photographs, maps, and Peter Connolly's unequalled reconstructions. Together, the two parts add up to more than the whole, and bring Homer's epics triumphantly to life. First published as The Legend of Odysseus, this book, which won the T.E.S. Information Book Award, is now reissued with a new title.
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Myth Mastered,
By Carey Taylor-Forbes (Calgary, AB, Canada.) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Ancient Greece of Odysseus (Paperback)
This book combines Peter Connolly's expansive knowledge of the literature of Homer with his enormous knowledge of the archaeology of the ancient world. He manages to give full value in both areas for any interested reader, whether new to either subject or not. That seems to be true of the target age group or even those of us of much hoarier vintage. Something an interested child should treasure long past the time he has apparently "grown out of it."
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Myth Mastered,
By Carey Taylor-Forbes - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: The Ancient Greece of Odysseus (Paperback)
This book combines Peter Connolly's expansive knowledge of the literature of Homer with his enormous knowledge of the archaeology of the ancient world. He manages to give full value in both areas for any interested reader, whether new to either subject or not. That seems to be true of the target age group or even those of us of much hoarier vintage. Something an interested child should treasure long past the time he has apparently "grown out of it."
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Great Illustrations,
By km86617 - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: The Ancient Greece of Odysseus (Paperback)
Peter Connolly has provided (as usual) excellent illustrations in this book. He has the uncanny ability to draw what is already in your imagination.The text itself is interesting and a great recap of Homer's works. The archaeological tidbits on Mycenae and Troy are also worth reading. If nothing more, this book is worth buying in order to liven your visualization of Homer. 4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
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Peter Connolly's Retelling of Homer,
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This review is from: The Ancient Greece of Odysseus (Paperback)
This is basically a retelling of the Iliad and the Odyssey geared for preteens/young adults. I freely confess I bought it just for the artwork, which of course was excellent. Like the previous reviewer I would strongly caution those who are considering this book for young or sensitive students; there is (not surprisingly) a fair bit of gore and graphic battlescenes throughout, and some of the characters, particularly the goddesses, might be a bit shocking to a young reader. Connolly does a very accurate job of recreating the costumes of the ancient Mycenaeans which means bare chests for some of the women and perilously short tunics for most of the men.This book would also be interesting for us old folks for its numerous details on the historical background of the Iliad, such as the people(s) who may have inspired the Trojans and their Asian allies, and of course the artwork (which includes cutaway maps of several Bronze Age fortifications, and Nestor's Palace). In short this is a good intro or education supplement to the Iliad for the preteen/junior high age, but would not be appropriate for little kids and would have little to offer an adult that has read Homer or has a good knowledge of this topic. |
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