Singers, Heroes, and Gods in the "Odyssey" /

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One of the special charms of the Odyssey, according to Charles Segal, is the way it transports readers to fascinating places. Yet despite the appeal of its narrative, the Odyssey is fully understood only when its style, design, and mythical patterns are taken into account as well. Bringing a new ric...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Segal, Charles, 1936-2002 (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Baltimore, Maryland : Project Muse, 2019
Series:Myth and poetics.
Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Odysseus, > King of Ithaca (Mythological character) > In literature.
Homer. > Odyssey.
Heroes in literature.
Gods, Greek, in literature.
Bards and bardism in literature.
Epic poetry, Greek > History and criticism.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Mythical journey and the hero
  • Introduction : the landscape of imagination
  • Phaeacians and Odysseus' return : part 1, suspension and reintegration
  • Phaeacians and Odysseus' return : part 2, death and renewal
  • Transition and ritual in Odysseus' return
  • Kleos and its ironies
  • Poetics : singers, liars, and beggars
  • Bard and audience in Homer
  • Bard, hero, beggar : poetics and exchange
  • King and the swineherd : rags, lies, and poetry
  • Gods and prophets
  • Teiresias in the Yukon : on folktale and epic
  • Divine justice : Poseidon, Cyclops, and Helios.

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