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For thousands of years, The Odyssey has resonated throughout the Western world. Homer has been an original source of inspiration to writers, painters, sculptors, and filmmakers, as well as a vital source of information about the mythology, history, and culture of ancient Greece. This casebook uniquely blends commentary and primary documents, situating the epic within historical contexts that are important for students to understand.
The literary analysis chapter is ideal...
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Insightful essays and primary documents situate The Odyssey within historical, cultural, and mythological contexts, and examine contemporary applications.
About the Author
CLAUDIA DURST JOHNSON, former chairperson of English at the University of Alabama, is currently a freelance scholar and writer in Berkeley, California. She is the author of books on American history and literature, as well as theater history. She is also series editor for Greenwood Press's Exploring Social Issues through Literature Series and the Literature in Context Series, for which she has authored several volumes including Understanding...
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- PublisherGreenwood
- Publication date2003
- ISBN 10 0313308810
- ISBN 13 9780313308819
- BindingHardcover
- LanguageEnglish
- Number of pages248
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