Homer's 'Odyssey'
A Reading Guide
Published on 7. July 2011
Book
Paperback/Softback
160 pages
978-0-7486-4109-3 (ISBN)
Description
A fresh and exciting approach to this great work of classical literatureHenry Power provides an overview of the whole poem, key extracts from the text and detailed commentary of crucial moments in the poem. Readers are encouraged to consider both the oral origins and the rich literary reception of this early epic whilst responding to core themes within it. Key Features* Aimed at new readers coming to the poem for the first time and those teaching it at universities alike* Includes innovative teaching strategies for engaging students with the poem
Reviews / Votes
Power's ability in making clear points and his progressive presentation of the material make this study ideal for anyone interested in getting to know and appreciating Homer's second "long poem". -- Christodoulos Zekas, University of Crete * Bryn Mawr Classical Review 2012.10.49 * Power's ability in making clear points and his progressive presentation of the material make this study ideal for anyone interested in getting to know and appreciating Homer's second "long poem". -- Christodoulos Zekas, University of Crete * Bryn Mawr Classical Review 2012.10.49 *More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Edinburgh
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 233 mm
Width: 156 mm
Thickness: 14 mm
Weight
250 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7486-4109-3 (9780748641093)
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Person
Dr Henry Power is Lecturer in English at the University of Exeter. He completed his PhD in English at St. Catharine's College, University of Cambridge on 'Tom Jones, Appetite, and the Epic Tradition' in 2005. He has published scholarly articles in Translation and Literature, the Review of English Studies and the Cambridge Quarterly.
Content
Acknowledgements Note on the textSeries Editors' Preface1. Mapping and Making The Odyssey as an Epic Poem The Odyssey and the Iliad The Metre Setting Summary 2. Introduction: Four ways of approaching the poem 3. Selections from the Odyssey Book I: Telemachos and Athene Book VI: Odysseus and Nausikaa Book IX: Odysseus as Storyteller: Polyphemos Book XIII: Return to Ithaka Book XXIII: Odysseus and Penelope 4. Contexts for Reading Oral Poetry and the Homeric Question Some Views of Homer The Odyssey in English Translation Literary Responses The Odyssey and Epic Poetry The Odyssey and the Novel 5. Teaching the Text 6. Suggested Further Reading References Index