A narratological commentary on the Odyssey - Jong, Irene J. F. de (Cambridge University Press, 2001)
Includes bibliographical references (pages 599-621) and indexes
Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; CONTENTS; PREFACE; GLOSSARY; COMMENTARY; BOOK ONE; BOOK TWO; BOOK THREE; BOOK FOUR; BOOK FIVE; BOOK SIX; BOOK SEVEN; BOOK EIGHT; BOOK NINE; BOOK TEN; BOOK ELEVEN; BOOK TWELVE; BOOK THIRTEEN; BOOK FOURTEEN; BOOK FIFTEEN; BOOK SIXTEEN; BOOK SEVENTEEN; BOOK EIGHTEEN; BOOK NINETEEN; BOOK TWENTY; BOOK TWENTY-ONE; BOOK TWENTY-TWO; BOOK TWENTY-THREE; BOOK TWENTY-FOUR; APPENDIX A; APPENDIX B; APPENDIX C; APPENDIX D; APPENDIX E; APPENDIX F; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX OF GREEK WORDS; INDEX OF SUBJECTS.
This narratological commentary discusses the narrative techniques, including speeches, type-scenes, themes, and motifs, of the Odyssey. Bringing together the insights into Homeric poetics gained through centuries of scholarship, it permits users to gain an in-depth insight into the workings of Homer's brilliant narrative artistry