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Homer's Daughter

by Robert Graves · 1955

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Graves has recreated another strong and convincing historical setting; this time the scene of the Odyssey, which he believes occurred in Western Sicily. Graves believes also that the author of the Odyssey was not the blind and bearded Homer of legend, but the young woman who calls herself Nausica in the story.

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ancient worldancient worldMore like thisLess of thishistorical fictionhistorical fictionMore like thisLess of thismythologymythologyMore like thisLess of thismyths and folkloremyths and folkloreMore like thisLess of thisfantasyfantasyMore like thisLess of this
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ancient Greeceancient GreeceMore like thisLess of thisancient historyancient historyMore like thisLess of thisantiquityantiquityMore like thisLess of thisGreeceGreeceMore like thisLess of thisItalyItalyMore like thisLess of this
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historyhistoryMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
Length
medium · 283 pages

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