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A study of how Homer creates two versions of his hero, one who is the triumphant protagonist of the revenge plot and another, more subversive, anonymous figure whose various personae exemplify an entirely different set of assumptions about the world through which each hero moves and about the shape and meaning of human life.

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Something fresher and more welcome is Thomas Van Nortwick's The Unknown Odysseus, an elegant and lucid critical study that is also a good introduction to the poem." — David Quint, London Review of Books

The Unknown Odysseus

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    A Paperback by Thomas Van Nortwick


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      Publisher: The University of Michigan Press
      Publication Date: 2/28/2020 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780472037797, 978-0472037797
      ISBN10: 047203779X
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      Literary studies: ancient, classical

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      A study of how Homer creates two versions of his hero, one who is the triumphant protagonist of the revenge plot and another, more subversive, anonymous figure whose various personae exemplify an entirely different set of assumptions about the world through which each hero moves and about the shape and meaning of human life.

      Trade Review
      Something fresher and more welcome is Thomas Van Nortwick's The Unknown Odysseus, an elegant and lucid critical study that is also a good introduction to the poem." — David Quint, London Review of Books

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