Odysseus Unbound: The Search for Homer's Ithaca
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| Rating | : | 4.63 (759 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B003D7JUVC |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 618 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-12-02 |
| Language | : | English |
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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. 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. Robert Bittlestone was educated in classics and science before reading economics at the University of Cambridge. James Diggle is Professor of Greek and Latin at the University of Cambridge and a Fellow of Queens' College. We can now identify all the places on the island that are mentioned in the epic--even the site of Odysseus' palace itself. Bittlestone is the author of many articles about the importance of visualization and has applied these principles to the enigma described in this book. John Underhill is Chair of Stratigraphy at the University of Edinburgh and Associate Professor in the Department of Petroleum Engineering, Heriot-Watt University.. 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
A detailed presentation of a plausible theory Bruce Trinque Robert Bittlestone's "Odysseus Unbound" is a massive book, nearly 600 pages filled with excellent illustrations (maps, photographs, aerial photographs, satellite images) and a highly detailed narrative explaining the development of and evidence for the author's theory: that Homeric Age Ithaca, the kingdom of Odysseus, was not located on the modern island of Ithaki, but instead on the western peninsula of the nearby island of Cephalonia. The evidence presented is complex, involving literary sources, geology, and archaeology, but a critical por. "Beautiful and Convincing!" according to Silas Sparkhammer. Who wouldn't be fascinated by the presumption, if nothing else, of the premise: Odysseus' Ithaka found after two and a half millennia! But Bittlestone's book, instead of a grueling epic, is a quiet, beautiful story of information-age discovery. It shows how incredibly far an intelligent amateur can go when backed up by the power of our technology. Bittlestone attacks the mystery with the might of GPS location finding, LandSat photos, internet advice from true expertsand a little true Sherlock Holmesian deduction. (He even quotes from Holmes a. kanenas said Enchanting story, with good evidence, without conclusive proof. Mr. Bittlestone argues that the Paliki peninsula of present-day Cephalonia is the true location of ancient Ithaca. He tries to support his hypothesis with literary and geological arguments.First, let me say that although I live in Cephalonia, I was born and raised in Thessaloniki, so I don't have a vested interest in this affair any more than the author does. I 'd like to believe that I am just as impartial as he is.The book makes a good case for the existence of an ancient channel between Paliki and Cephalonia, although it does not prove tha
Robert Bittlestone studied economics at the University of Cambridge. He is the author of numerous business articles and a Fellow of the Royal Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufacture & Commerce.James Diggle is Professor of Greek and Latin at Cambridge and a Fellow of Queens' College. He w
They not only did not dismiss Bittlestone, they participated in his quest. All rights reserved. Seizing the mystery with gusto, Bittlestone concentrates on the neighboring island of Cephalonia. Returning to his native Britain, he approached a classics don and a geology expert. From Booklist The discovery of historical Troy in the 1870s instigated the hunt for historical Ithaca, but the island today named Ithaca is not likely where Penelope loyally awaited the return of Odysseus. Gilbert TaylorCopyright © American Library Association. Resplendent with hundreds of landscape and satellite images, Bittlestone's freelance investigation is enthralling, accessibly presented, and possibly true--and, like its subject, finds its soul more in the journey than the destination. Bolst