Travel and Home in Homer's Odyssey and Contemporary Literature最新文献

“Come brother. Let’s go home” “来的兄弟。我们回家吧。”

Travel and Home in Homer's Odyssey and Contemporary Literature Pub Date : 2019-06-20 DOI: 10.1093/OSO/9780198814016.003.0006

C. Dougherty

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“It’s okay” “这是好的”

Travel and Home in Homer's Odyssey and Contemporary Literature Pub Date : 2019-06-20 DOI: 10.1093/OSO/9780198814016.003.0004

C. Dougherty

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“An end to housekeeping” “家务管理的终结”

Travel and Home in Homer's Odyssey and Contemporary Literature Pub Date : 2019-06-20 DOI: 10.1093/OSO/9780198814016.003.0003

C. Dougherty

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“This house is different” “这房子不一样”

Travel and Home in Homer's Odyssey and Contemporary Literature Pub Date : 2019-06-20 DOI: 10.1093/OSO/9780198814016.003.0005

C. Dougherty

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“More like Odysseus” “更像奥德修斯”

Travel and Home in Homer's Odyssey and Contemporary Literature Pub Date : 2017-09-29 DOI: 10.1093/oso/9780198814016.003.0002

C. Dougherty

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