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Homer, the Odyssey: [a student guide]

By Griffin , Jasper

Book information

Publisher
Cambridge Univ. Press
Year
2008
ISBN
9780521832113, 9780511164095, 0511164092, 052183211X, 0521539781, 9780521539784
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
719 kB (736028 bytes)
Series
Landmarks of world literature
Edition
2. ed., reprinted
Pages
VII, 103 Seiten\113
Time added
2020-07-26 19:24:52
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Description

Preface Part I. The Making of the Odyssey: 1. The background of the Odyssey 2. The date of the Odyssey 3. Bards and oral poetry 4. The language of the Odyssey and the 'formulaic system' 5. Is the Odyssey an oral poem? 6. Alternative Odysseys? 7. How the poem comes down to us Part II. The Poem: 8. Summary 9. Translating Homer 10. Shape and unity 11. The epic style: grandeur and realism 12. The epic: technique and variety 13. The Odyssey and the Iliad 14. Myth and folklore 15. Some problems 16. Men and gods 17. Men and women 18. Society and geography 19. The values of the Odyssey Part III. The Odyssey and After: 20. The after-life of the Odyssey Guide to further reading.

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