| Description |
x, 341 pages ; 23 cm |
| Contents |
1. Rival Homecomings -- 2. Arrival at Scheria -- 3. Friction in Phaeacia -- 4. Cyclopes Reinvented -- 5. The Ironic Lord of Death -- 6. Alcinous Strikes Back -- 7. Recognizing Discrete Identities -- 8. First Encounters with Eumaeus -- 9. Turning Points and Returns -- 10. Telemachus -- 11. Penelope's Intervention -- 12. Comely Thighs and Broad Shoulders -- 13. Courting One's Own Wife -- 14. Prelude to the Massacre -- 15. Penelope and the Bow |
| Summary |
Frederick Ahl and Hanna M. Roisman believe that contemporary readers who do not know ancient Greek can gain a sophisticated grasp of the Odyssey if they are aware of some of the issues that intrigue and puzzle the experts. They offer a challenging new reading of the epic which is directed to the general student of literature as well as to the classicist. The "Odyssey" Re-Formed offers a lively and detailed reading of the Odyssey, episode by episode, with particular attention paid to the manipulative power of its language and Homer's skill in using that power. The authors explore how myth is shaped for specific, rhetorical reasons and suggest ways in which the epic uses its audience's awareness of the varied pool of mythic traditions to give the Odyssey remarkable and subtle resonances that have profound poetic power |
| Analysis |
Epic poetry |
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Greek poetry |
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Epic poetry |
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Greek poetry |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 315-323) and index |
| Subject |
Odysseus, King of Ithaca (Mythological character) -- In literature.
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Homer. Odyssey.
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Odysseus (Greek mythology) -- In literature
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Epic poetry, Greek -- History and criticism.
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| Author |
Roisman, Hanna.
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| LC no. |
96000053 |
| ISBN |
0801432219 cloth alkaline paper |
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0801483352 paper alkaline paper |
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