Understanding the Odyssey: A Student Casebook to Issues, Sources, and Historic Documents

by Claudia Durst Johnson and Vernon Johnson

For thousands of years, The Odyssey has resonated throughout the Western world. Homer has been an original source of inspiration to writers, painters, sculptors, and filmmakers, as well as a vital source of information about the mythology, history, and culture of ancient Greece. This casebook uniquely blends commentary and primary documents, situating the epic within historical contexts that are important for students to understand.

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0313308810
• ISBN13: 9780313308819
• Release Date: June 2003
• Publisher: Greenwood
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.4" x 9.5"
• Age Range: 14 to 17 years
• Grade Range: Grades 9 to 12