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Homer: Odyssey Books XIII and XIV (Paperback, New)
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Homer: Odyssey Books XIII and XIV (Paperback, New)
Series: Cambridge Greek and Latin Classics
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The second part of the Odyssey takes epic in new directions, giving
significant roles to people of 'lower status' and their way of
life: epic notions of the primacy of the aristocrat and the
achievements of the Trojan War are submitted to scrutiny. Books
XIII and XIV contain some of the subtlest human exchanges in the
poem, as Athena and Odysseus spar with each other and Odysseus
tests the quiet patience of his swineherd Eumaeus. The principal
themes and narrative structures, especially of disguise and
recognition, which the second part uses with remarkable economy,
are established here. The Introduction also includes a detailed
historical account of the Homeric dialect, as well as sections on
metre and the text itself. The Commentary on the Greek text pays
particular attention to the exposition of unfamiliar linguistic
forms and constructions. The literary parts of the Introduction and
the Commentary are accessible to all.
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