Homer - The Iliad and the Odyssey Doug Fields Little kids are fascinated by

Little kids are fascinated by the world of grown-up work

"When they say 'definitive' they're not kidding

and academic problems in childhood and adolescence

and hemmed in by woods

I had to learn all of this from the thoroughly entertaining anthology Across the Universe

Homer - The Iliad and the Odyssey Doug Fields Little kids are fascinated byThe history of Homer and his works is lost in doubtful obscurity, as is the history of many of the first minds who have done honor to humanity because they rose amidst darkness. The majestic stream of his song, blessing and fertilizing, flows like a river through many lands and nations. The creations of genius always seem like miracles, because they are, for the most part, created far out of the reach of observation. If we were in possession of all