Homer's Odyssey

Informationen zum Autor Lillian E. Doherty is Professor of Classics, University of Maryland, College Park. Klappentext 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. 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 ...

Product details

• Authors: Lillian E. (EDT) Doherty
• Assisted by: Lillian E. Doherty (Editor), Lillian Eileen Doherty (Editor)
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 15.05.2009
• EAN: 9780199233328
• ISBN: 978-0-19-923332-8
• No. of pages: 450
• Series: Oxford Readings in Classical Studies; Oxford Readings in Classical S; Oxford Readings in Classical Studies; Oxford Readings in Classical S
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > Classical linguistics / literary studies; LITERARY CRITICISM / Poetry, LITERARY CRITICISM / Ancient & Classical, Literary studies: classical, early & medieval, Literary studies: poetry & poets, Ancient (Classical) Greek, Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval, Literary studies: poetry and poets