Strange Instances of Time and Space in the Odyssey
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2023
Lexington Books/Fortress Academic (Verlag)
978-1-6669-2039-0 (ISBN)
Lexington Books/Fortress Academic (Verlag)
978-1-6669-2039-0 (ISBN)
Menelaos Christopoulos offers a detailed, original, and thought-provoking analysis of the major thematic questions raised by the Homeric Odyssey. The interpretations in this book shed new light on this emblematic literary work of Western civilization.
Strange Instances of Time and Space in the Odyssey explores several aspects of the Homeric Odyssey, focusing on the complex relationship between time and space in Odysseus' maritime wondering. Using nostos as a mega-theme, Menelaos Christopoulos closely examines Odysseus' trips to the strait of Skylla, the island of Calypso, and the Underworld, questioning the intriguing analogies between Odysseus, Penelope, and Telemachus and the end of Odysseus' reign in Ithaca. This book sets forth original arguments, such as that the murder of Palamedes could be the real reason for Poseidon's wrath; that the poem describes a clear-cut distinction between Odysseus and his companions, who perish without leaving any trace of their prior existence with the sole exception of Elpenor; and, finally, that the Odyssey advocates a new and subversive epic model of life based on the preservation of life rather than on heroic death and the pursuit of glory.
Strange Instances of Time and Space in the Odyssey explores several aspects of the Homeric Odyssey, focusing on the complex relationship between time and space in Odysseus' maritime wondering. Using nostos as a mega-theme, Menelaos Christopoulos closely examines Odysseus' trips to the strait of Skylla, the island of Calypso, and the Underworld, questioning the intriguing analogies between Odysseus, Penelope, and Telemachus and the end of Odysseus' reign in Ithaca. This book sets forth original arguments, such as that the murder of Palamedes could be the real reason for Poseidon's wrath; that the poem describes a clear-cut distinction between Odysseus and his companions, who perish without leaving any trace of their prior existence with the sole exception of Elpenor; and, finally, that the Odyssey advocates a new and subversive epic model of life based on the preservation of life rather than on heroic death and the pursuit of glory.
Menelaos Christopoulos is professor of Ancient Greek Literature at the University of Patras.
Preface
Acknowledgments
Chapter 1: Trips, Ships and Helmsmen in The Odyssey
Chapter 2: Onwards and Backwards
Chapter 3: Odysseus’ Crimes and The Prolonged Nostos
Chapter 4: Crossing Straits: From “We” to “I”
Chapter 5: Between Life and Death: Patroclus, Elpenor, The Suitors and Odysseus’ Companions
Chapter 6: Leaving Calypso’s Island or `A La Recherche Du Temps Perdu
Epilogue
Bibliography
About the Author
| Erscheinungsdatum | 01.11.2023 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Greek Studies: Interdisciplinary Approaches |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 160 x 237 mm |
| Gewicht | 349 g |
| Themenwelt | Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Philosophie Altertum / Antike |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Anglistik / Amerikanistik | |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Literaturwissenschaft | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-6669-2039-8 / 1666920398 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-6669-2039-0 / 9781666920390 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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