Where on Earth is Ithaca?

Where on Earth is Ithaca?
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Publisher : Eburon Uitgeverij B.V.
Total Pages : 190
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ISBN-10 : 9789059723443
ISBN-13 : 9059723449
Rating : 4/5 (449 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Where on Earth is Ithaca? by : Cees H. Goekoop

Download or read book Where on Earth is Ithaca? written by Cees H. Goekoop and published by Eburon Uitgeverij B.V.. This book was released on 2010 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since antiquity classicists have debated the true location of Ithaca, the island home of Homer's mythological hero Odysseus. With Where on Earth Is Ithaca? Cees H. Goekoop expertly guides readers through the existing scholarship on the whereabouts of the island and details the evidence that still has the power to unite and divide scholars. Goekoop mines Homer's original text to unearth a wealth of geographical clues and then offer his own theories. Where on Earth Is Ithaca? intrigues as it informs and will appeal to all who are interested in classical history.


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