Homer's Odyssey and the Near East /

"The Odyssey's larger plot is composed of a number of distinct genres of myth, all of which are extant in various Near Eastern cultures (Mesopotamian, West Semitic, Egyptian). Unexpectedly, the Near Eastern culture with which the Odyssey has the most parallels is the Old Testament. Conside...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Louden, Bruce, 1954-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2011.
Temas:
Homer. > Odyssey.
Homerus > ca. v8. Jh. > Odyssea
Homerus > Odyssee.
Homer; Odysseia.
Bible. > Old Testament > Extra-canonical parallels.
Bible. > Old Testament.
Odyssey (Homer)
Altes Testament.
Mythology in literature.
Greek literature > Relation to the Old Testament.
Mythology, Greek > Comparative studies.
Mythology, Middle Eastern > Comparative studies.
Mythologie dans la littérature.
Littérature grecque > Relation avec l'Ancien Testament.
Mythologie grecque > Études comparatives.
Mythologie moyen-orientale > Études comparatives.
LITERARY COLLECTIONS > Ancient, Classical & Medieval.
LITERARY CRITICISM > Ancient & Classical.
Extra-canonical parallels.
Mythology, Greek.
Mythology, Middle Eastern.
Mythos
Altes Testament > Griechische Literatur.
Griechische Literatur > Altes Testament.
Griechische Literatur > Neues Testament.
Myter i litteraturen.
Grekisk mytologi.
Comparative studies.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction; 1. Divine councils and apocalyptic myth; 2. Theoxeny: Odyssey 1, 3, 13-22, and Genesis 18-19; 3. Romance: the Odyssey and the myth of Joseph (Genesis 37, 39-47); 4. Helen and Rahab (Joshua 2), Menelaus and Jacob (Genesis 32:22-32); 5. Ogygia and creation myth, Kalypso and Ishtar; 6. Argonautic myth: Odysseus and Nausikaa/Circe, Jason and Medea, Jacob and Rachel (Odyssey 6-8, 10-12, 13.1-187, Genesis 28-33); 7. Odysseus and Jonah: sea-monsters and the fantastic voyage; 8. The combat myth: Polyphemos and Humbaba; 9. Catabasis, consultation, and the vision: Odyssey 11, 1 Samuel 28, Gilgamesh 12, Aeneid 6, and the Book of Revelation; 10. Odyssey 12 and Exodus 32: Odysseus and Moses, the people defy their leader and rebel against God; 11. The suitors and the depiction of impious men in wisdom literature; 12. Odysseus and Jesus: the King returns, unrecognized and abused in his own Kingdom; 13. Contained apocalypse: Odyssey 12, 13, 22 and 24, Exodus 32 (and Genesis 18-19); Conclusion.

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