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The Odyssey Re-Formed
By Frederick Ahl, Hanna M. Roisman
352 pages
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- Cornell University Press
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- Ithaca, NY
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- 1996
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Synopsis
Frederick Ahl and Hanna M. Roisman believe that contemporary readers who do not know ancient Greek can gain a sophisticated grasp of the Odyssey if they are aware of some of the issues that intrigue and puzzle the experts. They offer a challenging new reading of the epic which is directed to the general student of literature as well as to the classicist. The "Odyssey" Re-Formed offers a lively and detailed reading of the Odyssey, episode by episode, with particular attention paid to the manipulative ...
Frederick Ahl and Hanna M. Roisman believe that contemporary readers who do not know ancient Greek can gain a sophisticated grasp of the Odyssey if they are aware of some of the issues that intrigue and puzzle the experts. They offer a challenging new reading of the epic which is directed to the general student of literature as well as to the classicist. The "Odyssey" Re-Formed offers a lively and detailed reading of the Odyssey, episode by episode, with particular attention paid to the manipulative power of its language and Homer's skill in using that power. The authors explore how myth is shaped for specific, rhetorical reasons and suggest ways in which the epic uses its audience's awareness of the varied pool of mythic traditions to give the Odyssey remarkable and subtle resonances that have profound poetic power.
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Table of contents
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- Title Page iii
- Contents vii
- Preface ix
- Introduction 1
- 1 - Rival Homecomings 27
- 2 - Arrival at Scheria 43
- 3 - Friction in Phaeacia 71
- 4 - Cyclopes Reinvented 92
- 5 - The Ironic Lord of Death 122
- 6 - Alcinous Strikes Back 137
- 7 - Recognizing Discrete Identities 152
- 8 - First Encounters with Eumaeus 167
- 9 - Turning Points and Returns 182
- 10 - Telemachus 189
- 11 - Penelope's Intervention 205
- 12 - Comely Thighs and Broad Shoulders 215
- Title Page iii
- Contents vii
- Preface ix
- Introduction 1
- 1 - Rival Homecomings 27
- 2 - Arrival at Scheria 43
- 3 - Friction in Phaeacia 71
- 4 - Cyclopes Reinvented 92
- 5 - The Ironic Lord of Death 122
- 6 - Alcinous Strikes Back 137
- 7 - Recognizing Discrete Identities 152
- 8 - First Encounters with Eumaeus 167
- 9 - Turning Points and Returns 182
- 10 - Telemachus 189
- 11 - Penelope's Intervention 205
- 12 - Comely Thighs and Broad Shoulders 215
- 13 - Courting One's Own Wife 229
- 14 - Prelude to the Massacre 239
- 15 - Penelope and the Bow 247
- Conclusion 273
- Notes 287
- Bibliography 315
- Index 325