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Informationen zum Autor Dr Henry Power is Lecturer in English at the University of Exeter. He completed his PhD in English at St. Catharine's College, University of Cambridge on 'Tom Jones, Appetite, and the Epic Tradition' in 2005. He has published scholarly articles in Translation and Literature, the Review of English Studies and the Cambridge Quarterly. Klappentext AUTHOR-APPROVEDReading Guides to Long PoemsSeries Editors: Isobel Armstrong & Sally BushellThe 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.Homer's Odyssey : A Reading GuideHenry PowerA fresh and exciting approach to this great work of classical literatureHenry Power provides an overview of the whole poem, 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.Key Features* 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 poemHenry Power is Lecturer in English at the University of Exeter. His main research interest is in the reception of classical texts and ideas by English authors. Zusammenfassung A fresh and exciting approach to this great work of classical literature! which brings it alive for today's students and gives them the tools to appreciate and explore the work themselves. Inhaltsverzeichnis AcknowledgementsNote on the textSeries Editors' Preface1. Mapping and Making The Odyssey as an Epic Poem The Odyssey and the Iliad The Metre Setting Summary2. Introduction: Four ways of approaching the poem3. Selections from the Odyssey Book I: Telemachos and Athene Book VI: Odysseus and Nausikaa Book IX: Odysseus as Storyteller: Polyphemos Book XIII: Return to Ithaka Book XXIII: Odysseus and Penelope4. Contexts for Reading Oral Poetry and the Homeric Question Some Views of Homer The Odyssey in English Translation Literary Responses The Odyssey and Epic Poetry The Odyssey and the Novel5. Teaching the Text6. Suggested Further ReadingReferencesIndex...
