Singers, Heroes, and Gods in the "Odyssey" / Charles Segal.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Segal, Charles, author.

Series:

Myth and poetics.

Myth and Poetics

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

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

Homer. Odyssey.

Heroes in literature.

Gods, Greek, in literature.

Bards and bardism in literature.

Epic poetry, Greek--History and criticism.

Epic poetry, Greek.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 PDF (xiii, 244 pages).)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Ithaca, NY : Cornell University Press, [2018]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

One of the special charms of the Odyssey, according to Charles Segal, is the way it transports readers to fascinating places. Yet despite the appeal of its narrative, the Odyssey is fully understood only when its style, design, and mythical patterns are taken into account as well. Bringing a new richness to interpretation of this epic, Segal looks closely at key forms of social and personal organization which Odysseus encounters in his voyages. Segal also considers such topics as the relationship between bard and audience, the implications of the Odyssey's self-consciousness about its own poetics, and Homer's treatment of the nature of poetry.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Foreword / Nagy, Gregory

Preface

PART ONE: THE MYTHICAL JOURNEY AND THE HERO

1. Introduction: The Landscape of Imagination

2. The Phaeacians and Odysseus' Return: Part 1, Suspension and Reintegration

3. The Phaeacians and Odysseus' Return: Part 2, Death and Renewal

4. Transition and Ritual in Odysseus' Return

5. Kleos and Its Ironies

PART TWO: POETICS: SINGERS, LIARS, AND BEGGARS

6. Bard and Audience in Homer

7. Bard, Hero, Beggar: Poetics and Exchange

8. The King and the Swineherd: Rags, Lies, and Poetry

PART THREE: GODS AND PROPHETS

9. Teiresias in the Yukon: On Folktale and Epic

10. Divine Justice: Poseidon, Cyclops, and Helios

References

Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 229-237) and index.

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ISBN:

9781501718304

1501718304

OCLC:

1082876840