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oral tradition vs written text
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The Epic Mystery: When Was the Odyssey Written?
The problem begins with Homer. Was he a single poet, a collective of bards, or a myth entirely? The Odyssey as we know it—12,109 lines of dactylic...
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The Iliad’s Timeline: When Was the Iliad Written and Why It Still Matters Today
The Iliad ’s origins are as layered as its narrative. Traditional scholarship long assumed it was the work of a single poet named Homer, a figure shrouded in...