Zeus in the Odyssey /
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| Author / Creator: | Marks, J. (Jim) |
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| Imprint: | Washington, D.C. : Center for Hellenic Studies, Trustees for Harvard University ; Cambridge, Mass. : Distributed by Harvard University Press, 2008. |
| Description: | vii, 175 p. ; 23 cm. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Hellenic studies ; 31 |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/7481072 |
| Summary: | This book makes the case that the plot of the Odyssey is represented within the narrative as a plan of Zeus, Dios boulê, that serves as a guide for the performing poet and as a hermeneutic for the audience. Through occasional participation in events and pervasive influence, the character of Zeus maintains thematic unity as the narrative moves through a mass of potential narrative paths for Odysseus that was already dense and conflicting at the time the Odyssey was taking shape. The "Zeus-centric" reading proposed here offers fresh perspectives on the tenor of interactions among the Odyssey's characters, on the relationships among traditional accounts of Odysseus' return, and on long-standing problems of interpretation. |
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| Physical Description: | vii, 175 p. ; 23 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 147-156) and indexes. |
| ISBN: | 9780674028128 0674028120 |
