Homer's Odyssey / edited by Lillian E. Doherty.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Doherty, Lillian Eileen, 1952-

Series:

Oxford readings in classical studies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Homer. Odyssey.

Homer.

Epic poetry, Greek--History and criticism.

Epic poetry, Greek.

Physical Description:

xii, 360 pages ; 22 cm.

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2009.

Summary:

The Odyssey is one of the best loved and most often read of the ancient classics. The diversity of approaches used by its recent critics is worthy of its hero, the 'man of many turns'. Oxford Readings in Homer's Odyssey assembles sixteen authoritative articles that have appeared over the last thirty years. Their interpretative strategies include, in addition to traditional close readings, the approaches of comparative anthropology, narratology, feminism, and audience-oriented criticism. Papers have been selected for their clarity and accessibility, and each is informed by close attention to philological and textual detail. A specially written Introduction puts the selections in a wider context by giving an overview of major strands in the interpretation of Homer in the second half of the twentieth century. A full glossary and list of abbreviations have been included.

Contents:

In what sense can the Iliad and the Odyssey be considered oral texts? / Minna Skafte Jensen

The song of Ares and Aphrodite : on the relationship between the Odyssey and the Iliad / Walter Burkert

Odysseus' scar : an essay on Homeric epic narrative technique / Adolf Köhnken

Between word and deed : hidden thoughts in the Odyssey / Irene J.F. de Jong

Name magic in the Odyssey / Norman Austin

'Active' and 'passive' heroics in the Odyssey / Erwin Cook

Odysseus and the art of lying / Peter Walcot

The philosophy of the Odyssey / Richard. B. Rutherford

'Reverse similes' and sex roles in the Odyssey / Helene P. Foley

The reunion of Penelope and Odysseus / Chris Emlyn-Jones

Penelope's agnoia : knowledge, power, and gender in the Odyssey / Sheila Murnaghan

Gender and internal audiences in the Odyssey / Lillian E. Doherty

The economic man / James M. Redfield

Class ambivalence in the Odyssey / Peter W. Rose

Helen's 'good drug' / Ann L.T. Bergren

The shadow of Ulysses beyond 2001 / Piero Boitani.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [358]-360).

ISBN:

9780199233335

0199233330

9780199233328

0199233322

OCLC:

236333742

Publisher Number:

99941982522

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