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A study in poetic interaction, The "Odyssey" in Athens explores the ways in which narrative structure and parallels within and between epic poems create or disclose meaning. Erwin F. Cook also broadens the scope of this intertextual approach to include...



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A remarkable work which places the final text of the Odyssey into a new light.

* Journal of Indo-European Studies *

A stimulating new attempt to explain the genesis of the Odyssey in terms that respond to the social and religious environment of its age.

-- Peter Wilson * Classical Review *

In a work of perceptive and perceptive and persuasive scholarship, lucidly written and argued, Cook provides an intellectually satisfying guide to the thematic and structural unity of the Odyssey. There is much in this fine book that can be read with profit by both general readers and advanced scholars.

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The Odyssey in Athens Myths of Cultural Origins

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      Publisher: MB - Cornell University Press
      Publication Date: 9/21/2006 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780801473357, 978-0801473357
      ISBN10: 0801473357
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      Literature: history and criticism Folklore studies / Study of myth

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      A study in poetic interaction, The "Odyssey" in Athens explores the ways in which narrative structure and parallels within and between epic poems create or disclose meaning. Erwin F. Cook also broadens the scope of this intertextual approach to include...



      Trade Review

      A remarkable work which places the final text of the Odyssey into a new light.

      * Journal of Indo-European Studies *

      A stimulating new attempt to explain the genesis of the Odyssey in terms that respond to the social and religious environment of its age.

      -- Peter Wilson * Classical Review *

      In a work of perceptive and perceptive and persuasive scholarship, lucidly written and argued, Cook provides an intellectually satisfying guide to the thematic and structural unity of the Odyssey. There is much in this fine book that can be read with profit by both general readers and advanced scholars.

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