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Informationen zum Autor Lillian E. Doherty is Professor of Classics, University of Maryland, College Park. Klappentext This volume assembles sixteen authoritative articles on Homer's Odyssey that have appeared over the last thirty years. A wide variety of interpretative strategies are represented! including! 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 full glossary and list of abbreviations have been included! and 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. Zusammenfassung A collection of sixteen authoritative, and widely representative, articles on Homer's Odyssey that have appeared over the last 30 years. Papers have been selected for their clarity and accessibility, while a specially written introduction gives an overview of major strands in the interpretation of Homer in the second half of the 20th century. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introducton 1: Minna Skafte Jensen: In What Sense Can the Iliad and the Odyssey Be Considered Oral Texts? 2: Walter Burkert: The Song of Ares and Aphrodite: On the Relationship between the Odyssey and the Iliad 3: Adolf Köhnken: Odysseus' Scar: An Essay on Homeric Epic Narrative Technique 4: Irene J. F. de Jong: Between Word and Deed: Hidden Thoughts in the Odyssey 5: Norman Austin: Name Magic in the Odyssey 6: Erwin Cook: 'Active' and 'Passive' Heroics in the Odyssey 7: Peter Walcot: Odysseus and the Art of Lying 8: R. B. Rutherford: The Philosophy of the Odyssey 9: Helene P. Foley: 'Reverse Similes' and Sex Roles in the Odyssey 10: Chris Emlyn-Jones: The Reunion of Penelope and Odysseus 11: Sheila Murnaghan: Penelope's Agnoia: Knowledge, Power, and Gender in the Odyssey 12: Lillian E. Doherty: Gender and Internal Audiences in the Odyssey 13: James M. Redfield: The Economic Man 14: Peter W. Rose: Class Ambivalence in the Odyssey 15: Ann L. T. Bergren: Helen's 'Good Drug' 16: Piero Boitani: The Shadow of Ulysses beyond 2001 ...
