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The Odyssey

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  • Author: [[Homer and Emily Wilson]]
  • ASIN: B06XKNHGN1
  • Reference: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B06XKNHGN1
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Highlights

He is a man who cries, takes naps, and feels homesick, but he is also a man who has a special relationship with the goddess who transforms his appearance at will and ensures that his schemes succeed. — location: 118 ^ref-46069

The skill and inspiration of these illiterate singers is shown not in the invention of entirely new stories, but in their ability to retell ancient stories, and to transport their audience to the scenes they describe. — location: 146 ^ref-11762

oral poetry, from every culture where it exists, has certain distinctive features, and that we can see these features in the Homeric poems—specifically, in the use of formulae, which enable the oral poet to compose at the speed of speech. — location: 201 ^ref-58352

legends of the Trojan War—tales of a great conflict, the fall of a mighty people, and the attempts of scattered survivors to regain or build new homes—are informed by folk memory of this fallen culture. — location: 344 ^ref-55180