Zeus in the Odyssey
Jim MarksThis book makes the case that the plot of the Odyssey is represented within the narrative as a plan of Zeus, Dios boul, 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.
년:
2008
출판사:
Center for Hellenic Studies, Trustees for Harvard University
언어:
english
페이지:
175
ISBN 10:
0674028120
ISBN 13:
9780674028128
시리즈:
Hellenic studies 31
파일:
PDF, 2.55 MB
IPFS:
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english, 2008