a quirky introduction to the ancient Greeks and Romans Womack, Philip creator text enk London Oneworld Publications 2020 monographic eng

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322 pages ; 21 cm The Greeks and the Romans laid the foundations of so much of what we read, listen to and watch today, from the baked pies of Game of Thrones to the Lotus-eaters of Love Island. In this unique introduction, Womack leads his beloved lurcher Una (and us) on a fleet-footed odyssey through the classical world. You'll learn to tell your Odysseus from your Oedipus, your Polyxena from your Polydorus ... but the story of the hunting dogs that tore their own master apart may be best left for another day."--Publisher's description Introduction These are the Dog Days : an introdogtion Cave-canem : dogs in classica life and literature A doggodly digest : who's who in myth Latro, latras, latrat : a note on language Dogface! : Homer's Iliad Argus the Dog : Homer's Odyssey Suckled by wolves : Virgil's Aeneid Changing dogs : Ovid's Metamorphoses It's a dog's life : the Ancient Greek Tragedians Hounded by love : Catullus and Sappho A painted dog : the beginning of history Doggy style? : sex and sewers Philip Womack W872 2020 9781786078148 1786078147 251201 20251201112825.0 spa