Understanding the Odyssey : a student casebook to issues, sources, and historic documents / Claudia Durst Johnson and Vernon Johnson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Johnson, Claudia Durst, 1938-

Contributor:

Johnson, Vernon E. (Vernon Elso), 1921-

Class of 1932 Fund.

Series:

Greenwood Press "Literature in context" series 1074-598X

The Greenwood Press "literature in context" series, 1074-598X

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Homer. Odyssey.

Homer.

Odysseus, King of Ithaca (Mythological character)--In literature.

Odysseus.

Epic poetry, Greek--History and criticism.

Epic poetry, Greek.

Physical Description:

xvii, 224 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 2003.

Contents:

1. A Literary Analysis of Homer's The Odyssey: Transformation and Return 1

2. Greek Mythology and Homer 15

from: The Age of Fable (1898) / Thomas Bulfinch 28

from: The Histories, Book II, trans. Henry Cary (1854) / Herodotus 30

from: Theogony, in Hesiod: The Homeric Hymns and Homerica, trans. Hugh G. Evelyn-White (1914) / Hesiod 32

from: Manual of Mythology (1888) / Alexander S. Murray 37

from: Guide to Greece, Book VIII, trans. W.H.S. Jones (1933) / Pausanias 43

from: The Republic, Books II and III, in The Dialogues of Plato, trans. Benjamin Jowett (1871) / Plato 45

3. The Geography of The Odyssey 55

from: The Geographic Background of Greek and Roman History (1949) / Max Cary 63

from: The Geography of Strabo, vol. 3, trans. Horace Leonard Jones (1917) / Strabo 65

from: The Histories, vol. 1, trans. Benjamin Jowett (1900) / Thucydides 67

from: The Ulysses Voyage (1987) / Tim Severin 68

4. Archaeological Excavations Pertinent to Homer's Epics 71

from: The Palace of Minos, vol. 2, (1928) / Sir Arthur Evans 77

from: Mycenae (1880) / Henry (Heinrich) Schliemann 80

from: The Mycenaean Age (1897) / Chrestos Tsountas 83

5. The Historical Context of The Odyssey 87

from: Thucydides, The Histories, vol. 1, trans. Benjamin Jowett (1900) 97

from: The Greek Achievement (1999) / Charles Freeman 99

from: A History of Greece (1927) / John Bagnell Bury 100

from: Greece in the Making (1996) / Robin Osborne 102

6. The Trojan War of Myth and Legend 107

from: The History of Herodotus, trans. George Rawlinson (1928) / Herodotus 118

from: Thucydides, The Histories, vol. 1, trans. Benjamin Jowett (1900) 122

from: A History of Greece (1927) / John Bagnell Bury 124

from: Troy and the Trojans (1963) / Carl W. Blegen 126

7. Supporting Players in The Odyssey: The Underclasses 131

from: Works and Days, in Hesiod, trans. Hugh G. Evelyn-White (1914) / Hesiod 136

from: In Search of the Trojan War (1985) / Michael Wood 138

from: Politics (1944), trans. Harris Rackham / Aristotle 139

8. Modern Applications: The Problem of Revenge 143

from: The Eumenides, trans. Philip Vellacott (1956) / Aeschylus 151

2from: "Arsonists Burn 10 Catholic Churches in Ulster," New York Times (July 3, 1998) / James F. Clarity 153

from: "Ulster Foes Suspend a Last-Ditch Effort to Avoid a Clash After Slight Progress," New York Times (July 12, 1998) / James F. Clarity 154

from: "Three Catholic Brothers Killed in Fire, Stunning Ulster and Raising Fears," New York Times (July 13, 1998) / James F. Clarity 155

from: "Israel Strikes Hard at Gaza Strip," New York Times (March 7, 2002) / Serge Schmemann 157

from: "For Fatah, Only a War Can Bring Peace to the Mideast," New York Times (March 7, 2002) / James Bennet 157

from: "The War Against America. An Unfathomable Attack," New York Times (September 12, 2001) 159

from: "Administration Considers Broader, More Powerful Options for Potential Retaliation," New York Times (September 13, 2001) / Eric Schmitt, Thom Shanker 160

from: "For Many, Sorrow Turns to Anger and Talk of Vengeance," New York Times (September 14, 2001) / Blaine Harden 161

9. Contemporary Applications: The Athlete and Athletics 165

from: An Illustrated History of the Olympics (1963) / Richard Schaap 172

from: "Gold Medal for Jesse Owens," Hearings Before the Subcommittee on Consumer Affairs and Coinage, 100th Congress, July 12, 1988 (1988) 175

from: Athletes and the American Hero Dilemma (1994) / Janet C. Harris 179

10. Modern Applications: The Evolution of the Heroic Ideal 183

from: Sergeant York: His Own Life Story and War Diary, ed. Tom Skeyhill (1928) 192

from: Official Narrative for Medal of Honor Recipient Murphy, Audie L.; Committee on Veterans' Affairs, U.S. Senate, Medal of Honor Recipients (1973) 203

from: testimony, in Report of the Department of the Army Review of the Preliminary Investigation into the My Lai Incident (1970) / Hugh Thompson Jr. 207

from: The Soldier's Medal for Heroism Awarded to Hugh C. Thompson, Jr. (1998) 209

from: "Rescue Workers Rush In, but Many Do Not Return," New York Times (September 12, 2001) / Jane Fritsch 212

from: "It's a Hero's Welcome for FDNY Firefighter," The Journal (Richmond, CA), (March 8, 2002) / Martin Snapp 213

from: "Mark Bingham Remembered," The Journal (Richmond, CA), (March 8, 2002) / Martin Snapp 215.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Class of 1932 Fund.

ISBN:

0313308810

OCLC:

50149646