{"product_id":"the-subtlety-of-homer-9780692185438","title":"The Subtlety of Homer","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Subtlety of Homer\u003c\/em\u003e presents a collection of readings of passages from the \u003cem\u003eIliad\u003c\/em\u003e and the \u003cem\u003eOdyssey\u003c\/em\u003e. The thrust of the readings is that these poems were thought out more carefully than even their most ardent admirers have realized. One aspect is that certain apparent flaws, including poorly motivated actions of Achilles in the \u003cem\u003eIliad\u003c\/em\u003e and of Odysseus and Penelope in the \u003cem\u003eOdyssey\u003c\/em\u003e, disappear when one grasps the subtlety of Homeric plot development. The other aspect is that some of the inconsistencies in the poems appear to have been intentionally created by the poet. This seemingly inexplicable behavior on the part of the poet can be understood if the \u003cem\u003eIliad\u003c\/em\u003e and the \u003cem\u003eOdyssey\u003c\/em\u003e are specimens of what G. I. Gurdjieff called objective art, and it is argued that Gurdjieff himself thought that they are.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Richard J. Defouw\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Richard J. Defouw\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/30\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 364\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.12lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.75d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780692185438\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Richard J. Defouw","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40089830719603,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":38.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_59c4d202-83d4-4e19-a1bc-1c6405dd0117.jpg?v=1652711379","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/the-subtlety-of-homer-9780692185438","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}