From villain to hero : Odysseus in ancient thought /

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Praise for Silvia Montiglio "[A] brilliant and important book. ..."--Journal of Religion, on Silence in the Land of Logos "[A]n invigorating reevaluation of both the ancient symbolic landscape and our preconceptions of it."--American Journal of Philology, on Wandering in Ancient...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Montiglio, Silvia, 1960- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Ann Arbor : The University of Michigan Press, [2011]
Subjects:
Odysseus, > King of Ithaca (Mythological character) > In literature.
Odysseus, > King of Ithaca (Mythological character)
LITERARY CRITICISM > Ancient & Classical.
HISTORY > Ancient > Greece.
Literature
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • "Odysseus was not . . .": Antisthenes' defense of an abused hero
  • Plato's Odysseus: a soldier in the soul
  • Yearning for excellence: Odysseus in cynic and stoic thought
  • King, friend, and flatterer: Odysseus in epicureanism and beyond
  • Between contemplation and action
  • Epilogue: Odysseus' virtus and thirst for knowledge in the Renaissance.

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