{"product_id":"reading-the-odyssey-9780691044392","title":"Reading the Odyssey","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA collection which makes available to specialists and nonspecialists important work on the Odyssey. The ten essays in this work address five major concerns: the poem's programmatic representation of social and religious institutions and values; its transformation of folktales and traditional stories into epic adventures; and others.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePrefaceAcknowledgementsIntroduction3Land and Sacrifice in the Odyssey: A Study of Religious and Mythical Meanings33Death with Two Faces55The Adventures in the Odyssey63Penelope and the Suitors133Dread Goddess Revisited141Penelope's Perspective: Character from Plot163The Refusal of Odysseus185The Song of the Sirens191Kleos and Its Ironies in the Odyssey201Composition by Theme and the Metis of the Odyssey223Bibliography239Contributors253Index of Passages Discussed and Cited257General Index271","brand":"Princeton University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49403698512215,"sku":"9780691044392","price":49.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780691044392.jpg?v=1730484278","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/reading-the-odyssey-9780691044392","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}