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Autore: | Christensen Joel (Joel P.) |
Titolo: | The many-minded man : the Odyssey, psychology, and the therapy of epic / / Joel Christensen |
Pubblicazione: | Ithaca, New York ; ; London : , : Cornell University Press, , [2020] |
2020 | |
Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (360 pages) |
Disciplina: | 883.01 |
Soggetto topico: | Psychology and literature |
Epic poetry - Themes, motives | |
Soggetto non controllato: | Homer and Psychology, Cognitive Science and Homer, Meaning of the Odyssey, Therapy and Epic/Homer, Homeric Theory of Mind |
Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Nota di contenuto: | 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. |
Sommario/riassunto: | 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 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. |
Titolo autorizzato: | The many-minded man |
ISBN: | 1501752359 |
9781501752360 | |
Formato: | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
Record Nr.: | 9910826607203321 |
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