The Odyssey, besides being one of the world's first adventure stories, is a poem of great subtlety, rich in irony and sophisticated characterization. The poet's art is amply illustrated by books XIX and XX, in which Odysseus, disguised as a beggar, spends the night in his own palace and lays plans for his awesome revenge. Particularly memorable is the episode in which Penelope converses with her husband without suspecting his identity. In this edition, Richard Rutherford provides not only detailed comment on the action, characterization, and style of the books in question, but also, in an extensive introduction, a general survey of the Odyssey as a whole, laying special emphasis on the qualities of the second half of the poem. He also attempts to contribute to the literary criticism of the poem on a verbal level, by considering the poet's use of formulae, rhetorical technique, and similes. This volume is intended for readers of the Odyssey at all stages. The commentary gives extensive linguistic guidance for beginners; and the introduction, in which all Greek is translated, is intended to be accessible to any readers interested in Homer as a poet.
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"This fine commentary, with text...is more than welcome, and is distinguished by a long introduction of ninety-five pages which is remarkable both for its quality and its completeness...This is an altogether admirable book, and one from which scholars at every level should benefit." Times Literary Supplement
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- The Homeric Odyssey (The Mary Flexner Lectures) by Denys Lionel Page on 7 pages
- Iliad and Odyssey by Homer on 6 pages
- Die Odyssee (German Edition) by Homer in Front Matter (1), and Front Matter (2)
- Early Greece: Second Edition by Oswyn Murray in Front Matter (1), and Front Matter (2)
- The Oxford Classical Dictionary, 2nd Edition by N. G. L. Hammond in Front Matter
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- Apollonius of Rhodes: Argonautica Book III (Cambridge Greek and Latin Classics) by Apollonius of Rhodes in Back Flap
- Greece in the Making 1200-479 BC (The Routledge History of the Ancient World) by Robin Osborne in Back Matter
- Preliterate Period (Greek Literature, Volume 1) by Gregory Nagy on page 252
- The Odyssey, Books VI-VIII (Cambridge Greek and Latin Classics) by Homer in Back Matter
- From the Beginning to Plato: Routledge History of Philosophy Volume 1 by C. C. W. Taylor on page 44
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