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9780801483356

The Odyssey Re-Formed

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  • ISBN13:

    9780801483356

  • ISBN10:

    0801483352

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 1996-05-30
  • Publisher: Cornell Univ Pr

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Summary

Frederick Ahl and Hanna M. Roisman believe that contemporary readers who do not know ancient Greek can gain a sophisticated grasp of the Odyssey if they are aware of some of the issues that intrigue and puzzle the experts. They offer a challenging new reading of the epic which is directed to the general student of literature as well as to the classicist. The "Odyssey" Re-Formed offers a lively and detailed reading of the Odyssey, episode by episode, with particular attention paid to the manipulative power of its language and Homer's skill in using that power. The authors explore how myth is shaped for specific, rhetorical reasons and suggest ways in which the epic uses its audience's awareness of the varied pool of mythic traditions to give the Odyssey remarkable and subtle resonances that have profound poetic power.

Table of Contents

Preface vii
Introduction 1(26)
Rival Homecomings
27(16)
Arrival at Scheria
43(28)
Friction in Phaeacia
71(21)
Cyclopes Reinvented
92(30)
The Ironic Lord of Death
122(15)
Alcinous Strikes Back
137(15)
Recognizing Discrete Identities
152(15)
First Encounters with Eumaeus
167(15)
Turning Points and Returns
182(7)
Telemachus
189(16)
Penelope's Intervention
205(10)
Comely Thighs and Broad Shoulders
215(14)
Courting One's Own Wife
229(10)
Prelude to the Massacre
239(8)
Penelope and the Bow
247(26)
Conclusion 273(14)
Notes 287(28)
Bibliography 315(10)
Index 325

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