Sometimes the term is used to describe ancient Jewish and Christian writings that were tossed out of the biblical canon. Missing from these pages of scripture are what have become known as the “lost books” of the Bible. There are 24 books in the Hebrew Bible, or Tanakh-and depending upon the denomination, between 66 and 84 more books in Christian Bibles, divided between the Old and New Testaments. In his On the Art of Poetry, he wrote, “ was the first to indicate the forms that comedy was to assume, for his Margites bears the same relationship to comedies as his Iliad and Odyssey bear to our tragedies.” It is unfortunate that no copy of Margites exists because Aristotle held it in high acclaim. “The gods taught him neither to dig nor to plough, nor any other skill he failed in every craft” (from Aristotle’s Nicomachean Ethics). “He knew many things, but all badly” (from Plato’s Alcibiades). But a few surviving lines, woven into other works, describe the poem’s foolish hero, Margites. Little is known about the plot of the comedic epic poem-Homer’s first work-written around 700 B.C.
And once you're done here, join our feel-good Book Club, where you'll find more heartwarming reads to love.Some of the greatest writers in history have had works lost over time.īefore the Iliad and the Odyssey, there was the Margites. We've gathered up a few of the best books of 2021, including both classic must-reads and stellar newcomers to the scene, to give you a solid introduction to the genre.
Just like fiction, there's a nonfiction read to suit every taste, whether yours tends toward the poetic or you're a "just the facts, ma'am" kind of reader. If you're usually a fiction fan and have previously written off true stories as too dry – or too close to real life – for your tastes, we've got something to change your mind. A well-written nonfiction book can also help break down complicated subjects in a way anyone can digest, not to mention offer lots of great cocktail party conversation fodder beyond what happened on that one reality TV show everyone seems to be watching. There's nothing quite like cracking open a memoir and walking in someone else's shoes for awhile or learning about a period of history from a fresher (and more exciting) perspective than your high school teachers could offer. When you've read so many fiction horror books, you've started sleeping with the lights on, or if romance novels have started to feel too far-fetched for your current emotional state, these nonfiction books will give you a dose of reality to keep you firmly grounded.
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