Written in a lively narrative style and full of fresh insights and interpretations, this companion offers ideas for making Homer's epic come alive for students.
Introduction
The Odyssey as Literature
Homeric Values
Homer and History
Homer's Odyssey
Appendix 1: Who's Who? Character Index with Pronunciation
Appendix 2: Odysseus and the Odyssey After Homer: The European and
American Tradition
Appendix 3: Activities, Classroom Projects, and More
Appendix 4: Further Reading
Appendix 5: The Odyssey and Odyssean Themes in the Movies
Appendix 6: Homer On-Line
Index
JAMES V. MORRISON is Associate Professor of Classical Studies and NEH Professor of the Humanities at Centre College in Danville, Kentucky. He is author of Homeric Misdirection: False Predictions in the Iliad and numerous articles on classical literature, mythology, and history.
?I would be pleased to see any sixth-former looking into this book
to kick-start their further reading and increase their knowledge of
content, themes and background to The Odyssey... a useful addition
to any Classics library in a school.?-Journal of Classics
Teaching
?Morrison offers a guide to Homer's Odyssey to assist first-time
readers--including fairly young ones--and instructors not familiar
with the classics....Recommended. Junior high school, high school,
and undergraduate college readers and their instructors; general
audiences.?-Choice
?One of the strengths of M.'s text is that he unifies his treatment
of undividual books by consistently emphasizing the themes...All in
all, M. offers an engaging treatment of Homer's epic that should
benefit his target audiences, as it provides insightful analysis
while avoiding simple summary.?-Bryn Mawr Classical Review
?The author's style is enthusiastic and takes a personal tone. The
informative text and sidebars provide a wealth of information on
literary form, themes, techniques, background, context, linguistic
insights, and later influence....accesible and engaging.?-School
Library Journal
"I would be pleased to see any sixth-former looking into this book
to kick-start their further reading and increase their knowledge of
content, themes and background to The Odyssey... a useful addition
to any Classics library in a school."-Journal of Classics
Teaching
"Morrison offers a guide to Homer's Odyssey to assist first-time
readers--including fairly young ones--and instructors not familiar
with the classics....Recommended. Junior high school, high school,
and undergraduate college readers and their instructors; general
audiences."-Choice
"The author's style is enthusiastic and takes a personal tone. The
informative text and sidebars provide a wealth of information on
literary form, themes, techniques, background, context, linguistic
insights, and later influence....accesible and engaging."-School
Library Journal
"One of the strengths of M.'s text is that he unifies his treatment
of undividual books by consistently emphasizing the themes...All in
all, M. offers an engaging treatment of Homer's epic that should
benefit his target audiences, as it provides insightful analysis
while avoiding simple summary."-Bryn Mawr Classical Review
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