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From Villain to Hero: Odysseus in Ancient Thought

By Silvia , Montiglio

Book information

Publisher
The University of Michigan Press
Year
2014
ISBN
9780472117741, 9780472027507, 0472027506
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
1 MB (1466583 bytes)
Pages
239 pages\0
Time added
2020-07-26 19:24:52
Odysseus (Greek mythology) in literature

Description

Abbreviations; Introduction; Chapter One: "Odysseus was not . . .": Antisthenes' Defense of an Abused Hero; Chapter Two: Plato's Odysseus: A Soldier in the Soul; Chapter Three: Yearning for Excellence: Odysseus in Cynic and Stoic Thought; Chapter Four: King, Friend, and Flatterer: Odysseus in Epicureanism and Beyond; Chapter Five: Between Contemplation and Action; Epilogue: Odysseus' Virtus and Thirst for Knowledge in the Renaissance; Notes; Bibliography; Indexes; Index of Ancient Sources; Index of Greek Words; General Index.

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