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Lädt ... Odysseus unbound : the search for Homer's Ithaca (2005. Auflage)von Robert Bittlestone
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Where is the Ithaca described in such detail in Homer's Odyssey? The mystery has baffled scholars for over two millennia, particularly because Homer's descriptions bear little resemblance to the modern island called Ithaki. This highly illustrated book tells the extraordinary story of the exciting recent discovery of the true location of Homer's Ithaca by following a detective trail of literary, geological and archaeological clues. We can now identify all the places on the island that are mentioned in the epic--even the site of Odysseus' palace itself. The pages of the Odyssey come alive as we follow its events through a landscape that opens up before our eyes via glorious color photographs and 3-D satellite images. Over a century after Schliemann's discovery of Troy, the information in this groundbreaking volume will revolutionize our understanding of Homer's text and of our cultural ancestors in Bronze Age Greece. Robert Bittlestone was educated in classics and science before reading economics at the University of Cambridge. He is the founder of Metapraxis Ltd., a company specializing in the detection of early warnings for multinational companies. Bittlestone is the author of many articles about the importance of visualization and has applied these principles to the enigma described in this book. James Diggle is Professor of Greek and Latin at the University of Cambridge and a Fellow of Queens' College. John Underhill is Chair of Stratigraphy at the University of Edinburgh and Associate Professor in the Department of Petroleum Engineering, Heriot-Watt University. Keine Bibliotheksbeschreibungen gefunden. |
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It is very readable being both erudite and entertaining and very, very convincing - at one point I leaped up and punched the air and shouted "Yes!".
I admit that I have been visiting Kefalonia for more than 20 years and have a house here so I have a particular interest but I believe this book would be accessible to anybody. Even if you have not visited the island, the many descriptions, photos and maps as well as the quality of the writing will bring the place and Homer's story alive for you.
A website - http://www.odysseus-unbound.org/ - provides updates about the ongoing geological research that is taking place to prove or disprove the theories put forward in the book. ( )