The Unknown Odysseus: Alternate Worlds in Homer's Odyssey

by Thomas Van Nortwick

Book Overview

The Unknown Odysseus is a study of how Homer creates two versions of his hero, one who is the triumphant protagonist of the revenge plot and another, more subversive, anonymous figure whose various personae exemplify an entirely different set of assumptions about the world through which each hero moves and about the shape and meaning of human life. Separating the two perspectives allows us to see more clearly how the poem's dual focus can...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0472116738
• ISBN13: 9780472116737
• Release Date: December 2008
• Publisher: University of Michigan Press
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.1"