Behind every great sea story there is a real-life adventure that inspired it, and this book shines a new light on some of our best-loved maritime authors--from Robert Louis Stevenson to Jack London, Hemingway, Masefield and Conrad--reflecting the dangerous, exciting and often ec…
Homeric Seafaring
by Project Muse, Mark, Samuel, (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 literat…
"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 literat…
"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 literat…