Homer Haunted

<p>'It's rich and beautiful and strange' <b>Rory Stewart,</b> <b><i>The Rest Is Politics</i></b><br><br>'This is such a brilliantly told story of Homer-obsessives through the ages that, by the end, you're as hooked on Homer as they were'<b> Frank Skinner</b><br><br>'Every page is an illuminating joy' <b>A. N. Wilson </b><br><br>'An endlessly generous book'<b> Daisy Hay</b><br><br><b>This is the story of how two ancient epics captured the world’s imagination.</b><br><br>The siege of Troy and Odysseus’ long voyage home have inspired many of our most thrilling and radical poets. Henry Power takes us on a surprising journey through the afterlives of these mysterious epics, and the search for the poet who created them.<br><br>Guiding us through the twists and turns of the <i>Iliad</i> and the <i>Odyssey, </i>Power travels to the places where Homer’s stories have taken root – from the islands of Greece to the Scottish Highlands, the Devon coast to suburban Los Angeles – to trace the footsteps of the poets, politicians, lunatics, and lovers haunted by Homer's mythical heroes and monsters.<br><br> A dazzlingly original and deeply personal testament to the power of poetry, <i>Homer-Haunted</i> is an epic account of how our oldest stories have shaped the way we read, write, and think.</p>