{"product_id":"people-and-themes-in-homers-odyssey","title":"People and Themes in Homer's Odyssey","description":"\u003cp\u003ePublished in 1970, this important work interprets the poem with a focus on the idiosyncrasies of its originally oral composition. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn part I, the main themes of the \u003ci\u003eOdyssey \u003c\/i\u003esuch as ‘guest-friendship’ and ‘testing’ are investigated. The incorporation of these and other themes, such as ‘omens’ and the ‘homecomings of the Achaeans’, into the dramatic construction of the whole epic is also examined. In Part II, the main characters of the \u003ci\u003eOdyssey \u003c\/i\u003eare described: the Suitors, Telemachus, Odysseus and Penelope. So too are Theoclymenus and Laertes, whom traditional criticism has maligned or disregarded. The analysis of the characters tries to illumine features which are challenging for the contemporary reader. In the conclusion, the ‘plan’ of the \u003ci\u003eOdyssey \u003c\/i\u003eis reconstructed. The author argues that it would probably have been performed over the course of three days: two sessions each day, with each recitation maintaining its own artistic unity. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54258620432728,"sku":"9781138021372","price":137.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781138021372_2d87c6e6-255d-4c39-97e6-1a5fd8e22aff.jpg?v=1769162416","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/people-and-themes-in-homers-odyssey","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}