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Informationen zum Autor DR. KOSTAS MYRSIADES is a professor emeritus of comparative and Greek literature and a distinguished translator and Neohellenist. He is the recipient of the Gold Medallion from the Hellenic Society of Translators of Literature (Athens, Greece) and the author of twenty books. He was also the editor of College Literature a quarterly of literary criticism, theory, and pedagogy. Klappentext Homer's Odyssey, the first great travel narrative in Western culture, is a compelling tale about the consequences of war, and about redemption, transformation, and the search for home. Reading Homer's Odyssey offers a book-by-book commentary on the epic's themes that informs the non-specialist and engages the seasoned reader in new perspectives. Zusammenfassung Homer's Odyssey! the first great travel narrative in Western culture! is a compelling tale about the consequences of war! and about redemption! transformation! and the search for home. Reading Homer's Odyssey offers a book-by-book commentary on the epic's themes that informs the non-specialist and engages the seasoned reader in new perspectives. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface I. From Ithaca to Wonderland Chapter 1: Telemachus' Journey ( Od .1-4) Chapter 2: Odysseus from Calypso to the Phaeacians ( Od .5-8) Chapter 3: Odysseus' Wanderings ( Od .9-12) II. From Wonderland to Ithaca Chapter 4: Odysseus and Telemachus at Eumaeus' Hut ( Od .13-16) Chapter 5: Odysseus and Telemachus Strategize at the Palace ( Od .17-20) Chapter 6: Revenge, Reunion, and Reconciliation ( Od .21-24) Afterword Bibliography
