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Autore |
Christensen Joel (Joel P.) |
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Titolo |
The many-minded man : the Odyssey, psychology, and the therapy of epic / / Joel Christensen |
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Ithaca, New York ; ; London : , : Cornell University Press, , [2020] |
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2020 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (360 pages) |
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Collana |
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Myth and poetics ; ; 2 |
Cornell scholarship online |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Psychology and literature |
Epic poetry - Themes, motives |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Homeric psychology -- Treating Telemachus: education and learned helplessness -- Escape from Ogygia: an isolated man -- Odysseus's Apologoi and narrative therapy -- Odysseus's lies: correspondences, coherence, and narrative agency -- Marginalized agencies and narrative selves -- Penelope's subordinated agency -- The politics of Ithaca: from collective trauma to amnesty's end -- The therapy of oblivion, unforgettable pain and the Odyssey's end -- Conclusion: escaping (the) story's bounds. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This text explores the content, character, & structure of the Homeric Odyssey through a modern psychological lens, focusing on how the epic both represents the workings of the human mind & provides for its audiences - both ancient & modern - a therapeutic model for coping with the exigencies of chance & fate. By reading the Odyssey as an exploration of the constitutive elements of human identity, the function of narrative in defining the self, & the interaction between the individual & their social context, the book addresses enduring questions about the poem, such as the importance of Telemachus's role, why Odysseus must tell his own tale, & the epic's sudden & unexpected closure. Through these dynamics, the book reasons, the |
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Odyssey not only instructs readers about how narrative shapes a sense of agency but also offers solutions for avoiding dangerous stories & destructive patterns of thought. |
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