Risultati di ricerca
13 set 2017 · Was Odysseus a hero or a self-pitying liar? Mendelsohn’s father embarrassed him by publicly challenging his view of the epic – a rich moment in a brilliant family memoir
1 gen 2017 · An Odyssey: A Father, a Son, and an Epic by Daniel Mendelsohn is a combination of literary criticism of Homer’s Odyssey, a family memoir, and a travelogue. This is a unique and fascinating combination that Mendelsohn skillfully weaves together by transitioning seamlessly from one genre to another.
- (5,7K)
- Hardcover
- Daniel Mendelsohn
A deeply moving tale of a father and son’s transformative journey in reading–and reliving–Homer’s epic masterpiece. When eighty-one-year-old Jay Mendelsohn decides to enroll in the undergraduate Odyssey seminar his son teaches at Bard College, the two find themselves on an adventure as profoundly emotional as it is intellectual.
12 set 2017 · A Kirkus Best Memoir of 2017. Shortlisted for the 2017 Baillie Gifford Prize. From award-winning memoirist and critic, and bestselling author of The Lost: a deeply moving tale of a father and son's transformative journey in reading--and reliving--Homer's epic masterpiece.
- Daniel Mendelsohn
- $20.87
12 set 2017 · From award-winning memoirist and critic, and bestselling author of The Lost: a deeply moving tale of a father and son's transformative journey in reading--and reliving--Homer's epic...
From the award-winning, best-selling writer: a deeply moving tale of a father and son’s transformative journey in reading – and reliving – Homer’s epic masterpiece. When eighty-one-year-old retired scientist Jay unexpectedly enrols in his estranged classicist son Daniel’s course on the Odyssey, the
5 set 2017 · An Odyssey: A Father, a Son, and an Epic review – a neat melding of family memoir and Homer. The ancient classic proves an inspiring model for Daniel Mendelsohn’s gentle memoir about ...
