Odyssey. Books XIX and XX / Homer ; edited by R.B. Rutherford.

By: Homer

Contributor(s): Rutherford, R. B

Material type: Text

TextLanguage: enggre Series: Cambridge Greek and Latin classics: Publisher: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1992Description: xii, 248 p. ; 20 cmISBN: 0521345170 (hard); 0521347602 (pbk.)Uniform titles: Odyssey. Book 19-20 Subject(s): Odysseus, King of Ithaca (Mythological character) -- PoetryGenre/Form: Poetry | Epic poetry | Epic poetryAdditional physical formats: Online version:: Odyssey. Books XIX and XX.DDC classification: 883/.01 LOC classification: PA4022 | .P19 1992

Contents:

The poem -- Odysseus -- Penelope -- Transmission and technique -- Metre, grammar and text -- ODYSSEY XIX -- ODYSSEY XX -- Commentary.

Summary: The Odyssey, besides being one of the world's first and best adventure stories, is a poem of great subtlety, rich in irony and sophisticated characterisation. The poet's art is amply illustrated by books 19 and 20, in which Odysseus, disguised as a beggar, spends the night in his own palace and lays plans for his awesome revenge. Particularly memorable is the episode in which Penelope converses with her husband without suspecting his identity. In this edition, Richard Rutherford provides not only detailed comment on the action, characterisation and style of the books in question, but also, in an extensive introduction, a general survey of the Odyssey as a whole, laying special emphasis on the qualities of the second half of the poem. He also attempts to contribute to the literary criticism of the poem on a verbal level, by considering the poet's use of formulae, rhetorical technique, and similes.Summary: This volume is intended for readers of the Odyssey at all stages. The commentary gives extensive linguistic guidance for beginners; the introduction, in which all Greek is translated, is intended to be accessible to any readers interested in Homer as a poet, whether or not they know Greek.

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English and Greek.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The poem -- Odysseus -- Penelope -- Transmission and technique -- Metre, grammar and text -- ODYSSEY XIX -- ODYSSEY XX -- Commentary.

The Odyssey, besides being one of the world's first and best adventure stories, is a poem of great subtlety, rich in irony and sophisticated characterisation. The poet's art is amply illustrated by books 19 and 20, in which Odysseus, disguised as a beggar, spends the night in his own palace and lays plans for his awesome revenge. Particularly memorable is the episode in which Penelope converses with her husband without suspecting his identity. In this edition, Richard Rutherford provides not only detailed comment on the action, characterisation and style of the books in question, but also, in an extensive introduction, a general survey of the Odyssey as a whole, laying special emphasis on the qualities of the second half of the poem. He also attempts to contribute to the literary criticism of the poem on a verbal level, by considering the poet's use of formulae, rhetorical technique, and similes.

This volume is intended for readers of the Odyssey at all stages. The commentary gives extensive linguistic guidance for beginners; the introduction, in which all Greek is translated, is intended to be accessible to any readers interested in Homer as a poet, whether or not they know Greek.

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