02532nam 2200649 a 450 991080958380332120240530224128.01-4617-3402-9(CKB)2560000000102469(EBL)1353245(OCoLC)856870087(SSID)ssj0000891073(PQKBManifestationID)11488018(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000891073(PQKBWorkID)10892406(PQKB)11231001(MiAaPQ)EBC1353245(Au-PeEL)EBL1353245(CaPaEBR)ebr10719635(CaONFJC)MIL497826(EXLCZ)99256000000010246920101122d2011 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrDisguise and recognition in the Odyssey /Sheila Murnaghan2nd ed.Lanham, Md. Lexington Books20111 online resource (162 p.)Greek studies : interdisciplinary approachesDescription based upon print version of record.0-7391-2953-8 Includes bibliographical references and indexes.Preface -- Recognition and the return of Odysseus -- Odysseus and the suitors -- Recognition and hospitality -- Penelope -- Recognition and song -- Conclusion 119.This book is a comprehensive study of the Odyssey's plot, which shows how the motifs of disguise and recognition are used to articulate the central values of Homeric society. The story of Odysseus' homecoming is discussed in relation to family dynamics, heroic competition, the social institutions of marriage and hospitality, gender relations, and the enduring power of song.Greek studies.Epic poetry, GreekHistory and criticismIdentity (Psychology) in literaturePoetryPsychological aspectsRecognition in literatureDisguise in literatureEpic poetry, GreekHistory and criticism.Identity (Psychology) in literature.PoetryPsychological aspects.Recognition in literature.Disguise in literature.883/.01Murnaghan Sheila1951-262101MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910809583803321Disguise and recognition in the Odyssey4057742UNINA