Omeros / Derek Walcott
1990, First Edition. London : Faber & Faber. Near fine paperback copy; slightly dust-dulled and edge-bumped. Remains well-preserved overall. Item #470714
ISBN: 0571144594
Physical description; 325 p. ; 20 cm. Contents; A poem in five books, of circular narrative design, titled with the Greek name for Homer, which simultaneously charts two currents of history: the visible history charted in events -- the tribal losses of the American Indian, the tragedy of African enslavement -- and the interior, unwritten epic fashioned from the suffering of the individual in exile. Subjects; Homer Influence. Homer Odyssey. Homer Iliad Influence. Homer Iliad Adaptations. 1900-1999. Caribbean poetry. Poetry. Poetry as Topic. Greek literature. Classics education.
Price: €25.00