| Description |
1 online resource |
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text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 127-139) and index. |
| Contents |
The making of Odysseus : The hero emerges ; Odysseus at work -- The unmaking of Odysseus : Subversive anonymity ; Constructed lives -- The ward of Hermes : Odysseus as trickster -- Sleepers awake : the return of the beggar. |
| Summary |
"The Unknown Odysseus is a study of how Homer creates two versions of his hero, one who is the triumphant protagonist of the revenge plot and another, more subversive, anonymous figure whose various personae exemplify an entirely different set of assumptions about the world through which each hero moves and about the shape and meaning of human life. Separating the two perspectives allows us to see more clearly how the poem's dual focus can begin to explain some of the notorious difficulties readers have encountered in thinking about the Odyssey. In The Unknown Odysseus, Thomas Van Nortwick offers the most complete exploration to date of the implications of Odysseus' divided nature, showing how it allows Homer to explore the riddles of human identity in a profound way that is not usually recognized by studies focusing on only one "real" hero in the narrative. This new perspective on the epic enriches the world of the poem in a way that will interest both general readers and classical scholars."--Jacket. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Language |
English. |
| Subject |
Homer. Odyssey.
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Odysseus, King of Ithaca (Mythological character) -- In literature.
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Odyssey (Homer) |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: The unknown Odysseus Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, c2009. 9780472116737 (cloth : alk. paper) (DLC) 2008017340 |
| ISBN |
9780472025213 ebook |
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047202521X |
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0472116738 cloth : alkaline paper |
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9780472116737 cloth : alkaline paper |
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1282591509 |
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9781282591509 |
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9786612591501 |
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6612591501 |
| Standard No. |
10.3998/mpub.330831 |
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