The raft of Odysseus [[electronic resource] ] : the ethnographic imagination of Homer's Odyssey / / Carol Dougherty

• Autore: Dougherty Carol
• Pubblicazione: Oxford [England] ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2001
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (254 p.)
• Disciplina: 883.01; 883/.01
• Soggetto topico: Epic poetry, Greek - History and criticism; Trojan War - Literature and the war; Geography, Ancient, in literature; Ethnic groups in literature; Ocean travel in literature; Ethnology in literature; Commerce in literature
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 223-235) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; Introduction: The Ethnographic Imagination of Homer's Odyssey; I. Setting Sail; II. Phaeacia, Gateway to the Ethnographic Imagination; III. Home at Last; Conclusion: From Raft to Bed; Notes; Bibliography; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: The Raft of Odysseus looks at the fascinating intersection of traditional myth with an enthnographically-viewed Homeric world. Carol Dougherty argues that the resourcefulness of Odysseus as an adventurer on perilous seas served as an example to Homer's society which also had to adjust in inventive ways to turbulent conditions. The fantastic adventures of Odysseus act as a prism for the experiences of Homer's own listeners--traders, seafarers, storytellers, soldiers--and give us a glimpse into their own world of hopes and fears, 500 years after the Iliadic events were supposed to have happened.
• Titolo autorizzato: The raft of Odysseus
• ISBN: 0-19-770503-0; 1-280-83308-4; 0-19-535145-2
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910784753503321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II