Zeus in the Odyssey - Brossura

Marks, J.

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0674028120 ISBN 13: 9780674028128

Casa editrice: Harvard Univ Center for Hellenic, 2008

Riassunto

This book makes the case that the plot of the Odyssey is represented within the narrative as a plan of Zeus, Dios boulê, that serves as a guide for the performing poet and as a hermeneutic for the audience. Through occasional participation in events and pervasive influence, the character of Zeus maintains thematic unity as the narrative moves through a mass of potential narrative paths for Odysseus that was already dense and conflicting at the time the Odyssey was taking shape. The “Zeus-centric” reading proposed here offers fresh perspectives on the tenor of interactions among the Odyssey’s characters, on the relationships among traditional accounts of Odysseus’ return, and on long-standing problems of interpretation.

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• Editore: Harvard Univ Center for Hellenic
• Data di pubblicazione: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0674028120
• ISBN 13: 9780674028128
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 175