Diggle james bittlestone robert underhill (5 Ergebnisse)

Zustand: Used. pp. xx + 598 340 Figures, Illus. (Col.), Maps.

Zustand: Used. pp. xx + 598 Epilogue.

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Near Fine. 4to. Navy cloth boards with silver lettering to spine. Navy endpapers. xx, 598 p.p. Numerous colour and B&W photographs and figures thoughout. A few spots of staining to tail edge of text block. Light bumping to dust jacket in a few places, but overall a near fine copy. Where is the Ithaca described in such detail in Homer's Odyssey? This highly illustrated book tells the extraordinary story of the exciting recent discovery of the location. Literary, geological and archaelogical clues are carefully examined to solve a problem which has baffled scholars for over two millenia.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Brand New. 618 pages. 10.25x8.75x1.25 inches. In Stock.

Zustand: Minor rubbing. VG. orig.boards Minor rubbing. VG. Textual maps & illustrations 26x18cm, xx,598 pp. "Where is the Ithaca described in such detail in Homer's Odyssey? The mystery has baffled scholars for over two millennia, particularly because Homer's descriptions bear little resemblance to the modern island called Ithaki. This highly illustrated book tells the extraordinary story of the exciting recent discovery of the true location of Homer's Ithaca by following a detective trail of literary, geological and archaeological clues. We can now identify all the places on the island that are mentioned in the epic - even the site of Odysseus' Palace itself. The pages of the Odyssey come alive as we follow its events through a landscape that opens up before our eyes via glorious colour photographs and 3D satellite images.Over a century after Schliemann's discovery of Troy, this breakthrough will revolutionise our understanding of Homer's texts and of our cultural ancestors in Bronze Age Greece" - Publisher's description.…