| Description |
1 online resource |
| Contents |
Intro; Subvention; Title; Copyright; Preface; Ithaca Forever; Postscript; Notes |
| Summary |
After twenty years, Odysseus finally returns to Ithaca, but instead of receiving the homecoming he had hoped for finds himself caught in an intense battle of wills with his faithful and long-suffering wife Penelope. When Penelope recognizes him under the guise of a beggar, she becomes furious with him for not trusting her enough to include her in his plans for ridding the palace of the Suitors. As a result, she plays her own game of fictions to make him suffer for this lack of faith, inspiring jealousy, self-doubt, and misgivings in her husband, the legendary Homeric hero. In this captivati |
| Analysis |
battle of wills with wife |
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becomes furious for not trusting |
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captivating |
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classic mythology |
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first person reflections |
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jealousy |
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lack of faith |
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legendary homeric hero |
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man full of doubts |
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misgivings |
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odysseus returns to ithaca |
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odysseus |
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penelope rises as major force |
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penelope |
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plays game of fictions |
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recognizes guise of beggar |
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retelling of odyssey |
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ridding palace of suitors |
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self doubt |
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struggle for respect and supremacy |
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woman of great depth and strength |
| Notes |
Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher |
| Subject |
Homer. Odyssey. English -- Fiction
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Odysseus, King of Ithaca (Mythological character) -- Fiction
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Penelope (Greek mythological character) -- Fiction
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| SUBJECT |
Penelope (Greek mythological character) fast |
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Odysseus, King of Ithaca (Mythological character) fast |
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Odyssey (Homer) fast |
| Subject |
FICTION -- General.
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| Genre/Form |
Fiction
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Heise, Douglas Grant, 1973- translator.
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| LC no. |
2019003057 |
| ISBN |
9780520972810 |
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0520972813 |
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