Homeric seafaring

by Mark, Samuel Eugene

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"In this comprehensive history of Homer's references to ships and seafaring, author Samuel Mark reveals patterns in the way that the Greeks build ships and approached the sea between 850 and 750 B.C. To discuss and clarify the terms used by Homer, Mark draws on scholarly literature as well as examples of recent excavations of ancient shipwrecks." "As befits a study whose subjects are partly historical, partly archaeological, and partly myth and legend, Mark's conclusions are tentative. Yet, thi…

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  • Full title :Homeric seafaring / Samuel Mark.

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"In this comprehensive history of Homer's references to ships and seafaring, author Samuel Mark reveals patterns in the way that the Greeks build ships and approached the sea between 850 and 750 B.C. To discuss and clarify the terms used by Homer, Mark draws on scholarly literature as well as examples of recent excavations of ancient shipwrecks." "As befits a study whose subjects are partly historical, partly archaeological, and partly myth and legend, Mark's conclusions are tentative. Yet, this comprehensive and meticulous study of Homer's references to ships and seafaring is sure to become a standard studyon the subject."--Jacket.

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Edition Statements

  • Publication Date:©2005.
  • Edition:1st ed

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Notes

Titre de l'écran-titre (visionné le 7 févr. 2014).

TRAITEMENT SOMMAIRE.

The Physical Object

  • Description:1 ressource en ligne (257 p.).

Edition Identifiers

  • oclc:ocn872437679
  • LC Classification:PA4037
  • Dewey Decimal:623.82/00938

Subjects

Art et science navals -- Grèce Art et science navals dans la littératu… Forchenbrunn, Herwerd von Geschichte 850 v. Chr.-750 v. Chr Greece Greece -- History, Naval Homer Ilias (Homerus) Livres électroniques Livres numériques Marins dans la littérature Naval art and science Naval art and science -- Greece Naval art and science in literature Naval history Navigation Navigation -- Grèce Navigation -- Greece Navires anciens -- Grèce Navires dans la littérature

Writers

Mark, Samuel Eugene

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