Zeus in the Odyssey

Erscheinungsjahr 2008
ISBN: 978-0-674-02812-8
Verlag: Harvard University Press

Buch, Englisch, Band 31, 183 Seiten, Format (B × H): 137 mm x 223 mm, Gewicht: 274 g

Reihe: Hellenic Studies Series

This book makes the case that the plot of the Odyssey is represented within the narrative as a plan of Zeus, Dios boule, 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’s return, and on long-standing problems of interpretation.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Marks, J.

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Literaturwissenschaft: Lyrik und Dichter
• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Klassische Literaturwissenschaft

Über Autor(innen)

Marks, J.
J. Marks is an Assistant Visiting Professor at the University of Florida.