{"product_id":"penelopes-renown-9780691607375","title":"Penelopes Renown","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNoted 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\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e*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","brand":"Princeton University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49403948466519,"sku":"9780691607375","price":31.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780691607375.jpg?v=1730484970","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/penelopes-renown-9780691607375","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}