A Guide to The Odyssey
A Commentary on the English Translation of Robert Fitzgerald
Published on 26. January 2011
464 pages
978-0-307-76089-0 (ISBN)
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For those of us who know and love the incomparable Odyssey of Homer (and there are many), Dr. Hexter has created a valuable, detailed analysis, taking into account many of Homer's most fascinating subtleties.
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Content
- Intro
- Title Page
- Contents
- List of Illustrations
- Preface
- Introduction
- Chronology
- Map and Illustrations
- Commentary
- Book I - A Goddess Intervenes
- Book II - A Hero's Son Awakens
- Book III - The Lord of the Western Approaches
- Book IV - The Red-Haired King and His Lady
- Book V - Sweet Nymph and Open Sea
- Book VI - The Princess at the River
- Book VII - Gardens and Firelight
- Book VIII - The Songs of the Harper
- Book IX - New Coasts and Poseidon's Son
- Book X - The Grace of the Witch
- Book XI - A Gathering of Shades
- Book XII - Sea Perils and Defeat
- Book XIII - One More Strange Island
- Book XIV - Hospitality in the Forest
- Book XV - How They Came to Ithaka
- Book XVI - Father and Son
- Book XVII - The Beggar at the Manor
- Book XVIII - Blows and a Queen's Beauty
- Book XIX - Recognitions and a Dream
- Book XX - Signs and a Vision
- Book XXI - The Test of the Bow
- Book XXII - Death in the Great Hall
- Book XXIII - The Trunk of the Olive Tree
- Book XXIV - Warriors, Farewell
- Who's Who in The Odyssey
- Bibliography: Suggestions for Further Reading
- Acknowledgments
- About the Author
- Copyright
