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Influence of Homer - Barbara Graziosi (new, Greek Literature)

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Barbara Graziosi and Anthony Verity introduce their Oxford World's Classics edition of Homer's 'The Iliad'. In this first part, they discuss the text itself.  (You Tube)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ADfxvpheggk

on December 19, 2016
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