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Noted for her contradictory words and actions, Penelope has been a problematic character for critics of the Odyssey, many of whom turn to psychological explanations to account for her behavior. In a fresh approach to the problem, Marylin Katz links Penelope closely with the strategies that govern the overall design of the narrative. By examining it



Table of Contents
*FrontMatter, pg. i*CONTENTS, pg. vii*Preface, pg. ix*Glossary of Greek Terms, pg. xi*CHAPTER ONE. Indeterminancy and Interpretation, pg. 1*CHAPTER TWO. The Construction of Absence (Books 1-4, 11), pg. 20*CHAPTER THREE. Coming Home/Going Home (Books 13, 15, 16), pg. 54*CHAPTER FOUR. What Does Penelope Want? (Books 18, 19), pg. 77*CHAPTER FIVE. The Construction of Presence (Books 17-21), pg. 114*CHAPTER SIX. Duplicity, Indeterminacy, and the Ideology of Exclusivity (Book 23), pg. 155*CONCLUSION: Indeterminacy in the Odyssey, pg. 192*Bibliography, pg. 197*Index Locorum, pg. 209*General Index, pg. 217

Penelopes Renown

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      Publisher Princeton University Press
      Published 14 July 2014
      ISBN-13 9780691607375
      978-0691607375
      ISBN-10 0691607370

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      Noted for her contradictory words and actions, Penelope has been a problematic character for critics of the Odyssey, many of whom turn to psychological explanations to account for her behavior. In a fresh approach to the problem, Marylin Katz links Penelope closely with the strategies that govern the overall design of the narrative. By examining it



      Table of Contents
      *FrontMatter, pg. i*CONTENTS, pg. vii*Preface, pg. ix*Glossary of Greek Terms, pg. xi*CHAPTER ONE. Indeterminancy and Interpretation, pg. 1*CHAPTER TWO. The Construction of Absence (Books 1-4, 11), pg. 20*CHAPTER THREE. Coming Home/Going Home (Books 13, 15, 16), pg. 54*CHAPTER FOUR. What Does Penelope Want? (Books 18, 19), pg. 77*CHAPTER FIVE. The Construction of Presence (Books 17-21), pg. 114*CHAPTER SIX. Duplicity, Indeterminacy, and the Ideology of Exclusivity (Book 23), pg. 155*CONCLUSION: Indeterminacy in the Odyssey, pg. 192*Bibliography, pg. 197*Index Locorum, pg. 209*General Index, pg. 217

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