![]() ![]() ![]() The Iliad of Homer & The Odyssey of Homer translated by Alexander Pope Perhaps the most influential works in the literary canon, the Iliad and the Odyssey were translated as early as 1488 and continue to influence the narrative style of contemporary literature. The Homeric Question, concerning the tales’ true authorship, continues to be debated – with some scholars believing the poems to be the work of many contributors over the course of centuries. The Odyssey tells the epic tale of the journey of Odysseus, King of Ithaca, after the fall of Troy. The Iliad, set in the midst of the ten-year Trojan War, focuses on the quarrel between King Agamemnon and the warrior Achilles. ![]() in the Greek coastal region of Anatolia in an oral tradition more likely intended to be performed than read. Attributed to the singular ancient Greek poet Homer, the Iliad and the Odyssey are considered to be, not only, the most important works of ancient Greek literature but the oldest extant works of Western literature. The epic poems were likely composed near the end of the 8th century B.C.E. ![]()
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![]() ![]() Harper, five years older, has always treated Ruby like a wayward younger sister. With her conviction overturned, Ruby waltzes right back to Hollow’s Edge, and into the home she shared with Harper Nash. ![]() ![]() The residents are trapped, unable to sell their homes, confronted daily by the empty Truett house, and suffocated by their trial testimonies that implicated one of their own. A year and a half later, Hollow’s Edge is simmering. But then came the murder of Brandon and Fiona Truett. A private and idyllic neighborhood where neighbors dropped in on neighbors, celebrated graduation and holiday parties together, and looked out for one another. Welcome to Hollow’s Edge, where you can find secrets, scandal, and a suspected killer - all on one street. From the New York Times best-selling author of The Last House Guest - a Reese Witherspoon Book Club selection - comes a riveting, “suspenseful” ( BookPage, starred review) novel about a mysterious murder in an idyllic and close-knit neighborhood. ![]() ![]() ![]() My first novel, Moonlight in Odessa is about an email-bride. Even as a child, I thought she was incredibly brave to leave behind her friends and family and everything she’d ever known for a new life with a G.I. Growing up in rural Montana, I was fascinated by my neighbor, a war bride from Normandy. ![]() I hope you will find it as fascinating as I did! You can read her impressions about life in Paris during the Occupation. I started researching the Directress Dorothy Reeder and found her 15-page report marked ‘Confidential.’ Reading it gave me chills! I knew I wanted to write about the Directress. ![]() I became intrigued when my colleagues talked about the incredible librarians who kept the Library open during World War II. When did you first come up with the storyline for The Paris Library? In this interview Janet gives us an inside look into the inspiration for The Paris Library, some of her favorite memories from her time working at the American Library in Paris, and a few of the locations throughout the City of Light where she feels the most inspired to write. ![]() Author Janet Skeslien Charles is the of Moonlight in Odessa and The Paris Library which released in February of this year. I love sharing about recent fiction releases, and you’ll remember The Paris Library from my Spring Reading List post last week. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The same goes for art buyers who come to a quick decision on whether or not they like artwork and, based on that, how much to bid but only when given enough information about the price previously paid for similar work by other artists. The judge’s decision was more accurate when they decided in under ten seconds. This has been shown through various experiments with judges and art buyers: regardless of whether or not judges had time to deliberate (think) before deciding awards and whether the contestant was an established artist. In other words, we come to conclusions and make accurate decisions based on very little information, and it’s actually for the best! This book suggests that the less time we have to think – Blink – the better we make decisions. Gladwell argues that Blink is not always an optimal way of thinking, but it’s simply how our brains work. The Blink phenomenon is a way of thinking that we all have where we make snap judgments about people or situations, which are often correct. ![]() Summary Of Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking ![]() Should I Read The Complete Book, Blink?.Summary Of Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking. ![]() ![]() ![]() Out of desperation, he spends Thursday afternoon with a prostitute, Soraya. David Lurie, the father of Lucy, has twice divorced, he is a professor at Cape Town Technical University. As the title, Disgrace, suggest the characters of the novel suffer humiliation at different times. ![]() Read also: How to order online essay writing that will meet the expectations of your professor? Sufferings ![]() Coetzee uses animals, in most cases dogs, as a metaphorical device to underline the development the reader is confronted with. Philosophical Papers further enhances the claim of struggling in the novel Disgrace as demonstrated using a dog as a character. Stott also shares the sentiment in his article, Rape, and Silence in J.M. Coetzee.” Contemporary Literature, reveals the suffering of the characters used by Coetzee via his symbol, the dog. Tremaine, in his article, The Embodied Soul: Animal Being in the Work of J. The use of this animal also helps to deliver the feeling of the human characters in the novel. The creator uses a dog as a symbol to bypass the message about the sufferings endured by the people. Coetzee, it is observed that suffering of people is persistent. ![]() |