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The "Odyssey" in Athens

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A study in poetic interaction, The Odyssey in Athens explores the ways in which narrative structure and parallels within and between epic poems create or disclose meaning. Erwin F. Cook also broadens the scope of this intertextual approach to include the relationship of Homeric epic to ritual. Specifically he argues that the Odyssey achieved its form as a written text within the context of Athenian civic cults during the reign of Peisistratos. Focusing on the prologue and the Apologoi (Books 9-12), Cook shows how the traditional Greek polarity between force and intelligence informs the Odyssean narrative at all levels of composition. He then uses this polarity to explain instances of Odyssean self-reference, allusions to other epic traditions-in particular the Iliad-and interaction between the poem and its performance context in Athenian civic ritual. This detailed structural analysis, with its insights into the circumstances and meaning of the Odyssey's composition, will lead to a new understanding of the Homeric epics and the tradition they evoked.

Author Biography:

Erwin Cook is T. Frank Murchison Distinguished Professor of Classical Studies at Trinity University.
Release date NZ
September 21st, 2006
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  • Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
  • Professional & Vocational
  • Undergraduate
Pages
232
Dimensions
152x229x18
ISBN-13
9780801473357
Product ID
6551552

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