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Available in paperback for the first time, Jenny Strauss Clay's landmark study of the Odyssey argues that Athena's wrath is central to both the structure and the theme of the epic poem. Clay demonstrates that an appreciation of the thematic role of Athena's anger elucidates the poem's complex narrative organization and its conception of the hierarchical relations between gods and men. This edition includes a new introduction by the author.
Table of Contents
Chapter 2 Introduction to the Paperback Edition
Chapter 3 Introduction
Chapter 4 The Beginning of the Odyssey
Chapter 5 Odysseus
Chapter 6 Gods and Men
Chapter 7 The Encounter of Odysseus and Athena
Chapter 8 The Double Theodicy of the Odyssey
Chapter 9 Appendix: Demodocus and Homer
Chapter 10 Bibliography
Chapter 11 Index of Sources
Chapter 12 Index of Names and Subjects
Product details
Published | 21 Nov 1996 |
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Format | Paperback |
Edition | 1st |
Extent | 288 |
ISBN | 9780822630692 |
Imprint | Rowman & Littlefield Publishers |
Dimensions | 233 x 149 mm |
Series | Greek Studies: Interdisciplinary Approaches |
Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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Reviews
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It is a pleasure to welcome back into print this corrected reissue of the original 1983 edition. Clay's provocative study guides the reader to useful insights into the complex achievement of the Odyssey, and its value is undiminished . . .
Religious Studies Review
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Jenny Clay's The Wrath of Athena is an acute, original, and subtle reading of the Odyssey . . . I am delighted to see it back in print.
Charles Segal
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. . . invariably vigorous, well-stated, and thoroughly informed . . .
American Journal Of Philology
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Her discussion . . . has much for scholars and teachers, and adds to our understanding of the complexity, ambiguity, and ambivalence in narrative and character in the Oddyssey.
Classical World