The Unity of the Odyssey

by: Dimock, G.E.

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 This rich interpretation of Homer's "Odyssey" is unique among modern readings of the poem in its detailed book-by-book approach and in its deeply humanistic voice. According to George E. Dimock, what gives the "Odyssey" its unity is Homer's overarching theme of the meaning of pain and suffering in human life. In Dimock's reading, Homer presents Odysseus -- whose name translates as "Man of Pain" as the greatest sufferer of pain and evil. But it is precisely because Odysseus accepts this challenge that he eventually wins a happiness which would have been unattainable without such testing. His suffering is not only crucial to his coming home and the establishment of his identity, but also allows him to experience what home and self mean with an intensity that would have been otherwise impossible.

The image of Odysseus
Right and wrong
Nestor the home-goer
The waiting of Menelaos; Penelope and the suitors
Odysseus unveiled
The maiden unmastered
The happy city
The city sacker
The Kyklops
Kirke
The dead
Helios
Athena and Doysseus
Eumaios, the faithful slave
The return of Telemachos
Father and son
Beggar on the threshold
Afternoon to evening
The man of pain
A 'sweet" dinner
Odysseus strings his bow
Justice
Penelope

Subjects:
Criticism, interpretation, etc
Epen
Epic poetry, Greek
Epic poetry, Greek History and criticism
Grieks
Homer
Homer Technique
Homerus
Homerus ca. v8. Jh
Homère
Klassieke oudheid
LITERARY CRITICISM Ancient & Classical
Literature
Odysseus (Greek mythology) in literature
Odysseus, King of Ithaca (Mythological character)
Odyssey (Homer)
Poésie épique grecque Histoire et critique
Rhetoric, Ancient
Rhétorique ancienne
Technique

The Unity of the Odyssey

by: Dimock, G.E.

• ISBN-13: 9780870237218 / 978-0-87023-721-8
• ISBN-03: 0870237217 / 0-87023-721-7
• The University of Massachusetts Press, Amherst, 1989

Price: 35,00 EURO

1 copy in stock