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''The Return of Ulysses' represents a major contribution to how we assess the continuing influence of Homer in modern culture.' --Simon Goldhill, Professor of Greek Literature and Culture, University of Cambridge
'Hall's rich appraisal will be greeted as the definitive investigation of a fascinating and many-sided phenomenon.' --Marilyn B Skinner, Professor of Classics, University of Arizona
'A brilliant, cultured and far-reaching tool for interpreting the Odyssey, 'The Return of Ulysses' will both teach and delight.' --Richard F Thomas, Professor of Greek and Latin, Harvard University
'Hall's rich appraisal will be greeted as the definitive investigation of a fascinating and many-sided phenomenon.' --Marilyn B Skinner, Professor of Classics, University of Arizona
'A brilliant, cultured and far-reaching tool for interpreting the Odyssey, 'The Return of Ulysses' will both teach and delight.' --Richard F Thomas, Professor of Greek and Latin, Harvard University
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Whether they focus on the bewitching song of the Sirens, his cunning escape from the cave of the terrifying one-eyed Cyclops, or the vengeful slaying of the suitors of his beautiful wife Penelope, the stirring adventures of Ulysses/Odysseus are amongst the most durable in human culture. The picaresque return of the wandering pirate-king is one of the most popular texts of all time, crossing East-West divides and inspiring poets and fimmakers wordwide. But why, over three thousand years, has the Odyssey's appeal proved so remarkably resilient and longlasting? Edith Hall explains the enduring fascination of Homer's epic in terms of its extraordinary susceptibility to adaptation. Not only has the story reflected a myriad of different agendas, but - from the tragedies of classical Athens to modern detective fiction, film, travelogue and opera - it has seemed perhaps uniquely fertile in generating new artistic forms. Cultural texts as diverse as Joyce's Ulysses, Suzanne Vega's Calypso, Monteverdi's Il Ritorno d'Ulisse in Patria, the Coen Brothers' O Brother Where Art Thou?, Daniel Vigne's Le Retour de Martin Guerre and Anthony Minghella's Cold Mountain all show that Odysseus is truly a versatile hero. His travels across the wine-dark Aegean are journeys not just into the mind of one of the most brilliantly creative of all the ancient Greek writers. They are as much a voyage beyond the limits of a narrative which can plausibly lay claim to being the quintessential global phenomenon.
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In the late Bronze Age, a king from the western islands of Greece was delayed sailing home after a war in Asia, but did eventually return to recover his wife, son and throne. Read the first page Browse Sample Pages
Front Cover | Copyright | Table of Contents | Excerpt | Index | Back Cover
In the late Bronze Age, a king from the western islands of Greece was delayed sailing home after a war in Asia, but did eventually return to recover his wife, son and throne. Read the first page Browse Sample Pages
Front Cover | Copyright | Table of Contents | Excerpt | Index | Back Cover
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