Reading the Odyssey by Seth L Schein
A collection which makes available to specialists and nonspecialists important work on the Odyssey. The ten essays in this work address five major concerns: the poem's programmatic representation of social and religious institutions and values; its transformation of folktales and traditional stories into epic adventures; and others.
Seth L. Schein is Professor of Comparative Literature and Classics at the University of California, Davis. His books include The Mortal Hero: An Introduction to Homer's "Iliad" and The Iambic Trimeter in Aeschylus and Sophocles: A Study in Metrical Form.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780691044392 |
| ISBN 10 | 0691044392 |
| Title | Reading the Odyssey |
| Author | Seth L Schein |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Princeton University Press |
| Year published | 1995-12-18 |
| Number of pages | 296 |
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