Homer and the Near East: The Rise of the Greek Genius

Abstract

Once the eccentricity of pioneers like Gordon, the postulate of an early Greek acquisition of the alphabet from the Phoenicians permits Homer to be recast as a literate poet, much influenced by the Near Eastern epic tradition.

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