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Inscríbete en LibraryThing para averiguar si este libro te gustará. Actualmente no hay Conversaciones sobre este libro. 7. The Adventures of Ulysses: Homer's Epic in Pictures by Erich Lessing introduction: Karl Kerényi published: 1969 (translated from German in 1970) format: Hardcover with 71 pages of text and 71 full page images acquired: borrowed from my library read: Feb 12-13 Rating: 3 stars This 1970 publication mixes a the story of The Odyssey with various relics and scenery photographs. Lessing calls it a "museum of the imagination", or at least that is his goal. There are 71 images, so take it as you will. The text is a complete summary of the Odyssey, mixed with numerous excerpts from a 1932 translation by T. E. Shaw. One highlight is that the introduction is by [[Karl Kerényi]] - it's the first time I have read anything by him. Overall there is nothing special here, although the big book is kind of cool, and I like that my library had a copy, with stamped due dates that range from June 6, 1979 to Feb 1, 1991. 2016 https://www.librarything.com/topic/209547#5472962 sin reseñas | añadir una reseña
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I wonder if Homer actually went on such a sea voyage? And, if not, who did? And if it was actually Homer himself....was he able to see at the time (ie not blind)? Or how did he get such accurate details as:
".......Ithaca. On its coast is an inlet
sacred to Phorkys, the ancient of the sea,
where two detached headlands of sheer cliff stand forth and screen a harbour between their steeps".
Seems to me, that somebody actually made such a journey and put it to verse. Was it a mariner's handbook as well as a lusty story? I guess there are thousands of learned treatises about this.
Anyway, the authors have made a first rate job of marrying the text of the Odyssey with the photos of Erich Lessing. Sometimes, I think Lessing goes in for a bit too much macro focus ...eg with the ram on plate 77 and he's actually best when he's photographing current scenery ..such as the various islands or beaches or landscapes. I must have read variations of the Odyssey many times but this particular version brought it alive for me. Though, I must admit, I find the idea of the Gods playing such an active and intertwined role with humans a bit hard to swallow.
The book is not quite as old as Homer ....but still by modern standards, rather dated (1966) but it holds up well...and I only paid $7 for it so think I got a bargain. Happy to give it four stars and I'm teetering on giving it five. ( )