For thousands of years, The Odyssey has resonated throughout the Western world. Homer has been an original source of inspiration to writers, painters, sculptors, and filmmakers, as well as a vital source of information about the mythology, history,...
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For thousands of years, The Odyssey has resonated throughout the Western world. Homer has been an original source of inspiration to writers, painters, sculptors, and filmmakers, as well as a vital source of information about the mythology, history, and culture of ancient Greece. This casebook uniquely blends commentary and primary documents, situating the epic within historical contexts that are important for students to understand.||The literary analysis chapter is ideal for readers coming to The Odyssey for the first time, introducing the work with a chronology of events and identification o
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Contents; Introduction; 1. A Literary Analysis of Homer's The Odyssey. Transformation and Return; 2. Greek Mythology and Homer; 3. The Geography of The Odyssey; 4. Archaeological Excavations Pertinent to Homer's Epics; 5. The Historical Context of The Odyssey; 6. The Trojan War of Myth and Legend; 7. Supporting Players in The Odyssey:The Underclasses; 8. Modern Applications: The Problem of Revenge; 9. Contemporary Applications: The Athlete and Athletics; 10. Modern Applications: The Evolution of the Heroic Ideal; Index
