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Post by Emperor AAdmin on Feb 4, 2005 14:59:15 GMT -5
iapetus72:I wonder how many have upgraded their horizon to Hesiod's Hymns ? Homer's Iliad and Odyssey top 10 best selling poems list!: [Hollywood News]: London, Oct 8: Brad Pitt seems to have sparked people's interest in Homer's poems after his movie Troy hit the silver screen, so much so, that The Iliad and The Odyssey have bagged the top positions as bestselling poetry books for 2004 at Amazon.com. "We've seen a huge revival for classical Greek epic poetry this year, which we've put down to the 'Troy effect'. Whether it was the film's thrilling narrative or Brad Pitt in a skirt that promoted the renewed interest, Homer's works have been selling really well for the past few months now," The BBc quoted Fiona Buckland, senior books editor at Amazon as saying. The third spot went to The Works: Every Kind of Poem You Will Ever Need For the Literacy Hour by Paul Cookson while Roald Dahl's Revolting Rhymes, featuring the distinctive illustrations of Quentin Blake stood fourth. The fifth position went to Christopher's Matthew's Now We Are Sixty. Other academic works in the top 10 include John Milton's Paradise Lost and Paradise Regained and Dante's The Divine Comedy. (ANI) www.newkerala.com/news-daily/news/features.php?action=fullnews&id=35510
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