Homer's Odyssey : a reading guide /

A fresh and exciting approach to this great work of classical literatureHenry Power provides an overview of the whole poem with detailed commentary of the crucial moments. Readers are encouraged to consider both the oral origins and the rich literary reception of this early epic whilst responding to...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Power, Henry (Lecturer in English)
Format: Licensed eBooks
Language:English
Published: Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press [2011]
Series:Reading guides to long poems.
Online Access:https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.3366/j.ctvxcrqg0
Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgements
  • Note on the text
  • Series Preface
  • 1. Mapping and Making
  • 2. Four Ways of Approaching the Poem
  • 3. Selections from the Odyssey
  • 14. Contexts for Reading
  • 5. Teaching the Text
  • 6. Suggested Further Reading
  • References
  • Index