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The Raft of Odysseus: The Ethnographic Imagination of Homer's Odyssey Dougherty, Carol (Associate Professor of Classical Studies, Associate Professor of Classical Studies, Wellesley College)
The Raft of Odysseus: The Ethnographic Imagination of Homer's Odyssey
Dougherty, Carol (Associate Professor of Classical Studies, Associate Professor of Classical Studies, Wellesley College)
This volume looks at the fascinating intersection of traditional myth with an enthnographically-viewed Homeric world. Carol Dougherty argues that the resourcefulness of Odysseus as an adventurer on perilous seas served as an example to Homer's society.
253 pages, small amount of halftones, 1 line illustration
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | April 5, 2001 |
| ISBN13 | 9780195130362 |
| Publishers | Oxford University Press Inc |
| Pages | 256 |
| Dimensions | 236 × 161 × 26 mm · 544 g |
| Language | English |