Homer's Odyssey : a reading guide / Henry Power.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Meneses, Henry Power.

Contributor:

Francis A. Jackson Memorial Fund.

Series:

Reading guides to long poems

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Homer. Odyssey.

Homer.

Homer--Criticism and interpretation.

Criticism and interpretation.

Physical Description:

ix, 150 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, [2011]

Summary:

The series enables readers to re-engage with the long poem as a vital form. Volumes provide generous extracts, or in some cases complete poems, from significant works combined with a reading guide and teaching tips from enthusiastic lecturers who have taught the poem.

Henry Power provides an overview of the whole of Homer's Odyssey, key extracts from the text itself and detailed commentary on crucial moments in the poem. Readers are introduced to Greek mythology and social practices and are equipped to consider both the oral origins and the rich literary reception of this early epic and to be able to discuss core themes within it.

Clear explanation of the poem's background written by a classicist who now works in an English dePartment

Aimed at new readers coming to the poem for the first time as well as those teaching it

Includes innovative teaching strategies for engaging students with the poem Book jacket.

Contents:

1 Mapping and Making 1

2 Four Ways of Approaching the Poem 12

3 Selection from the Odyssey 20

4 Contexts for Reading 94

5 Teaching the Text 127

6 Suggested Further Reading 137.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [141]-148) and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Francis A. Jackson Memorial Fund.

ISBN:

0748641092

9780748641109

0748641106

9780748641093

OCLC:

698587029

Publisher Number:

99945743339