Understanding the Odyssey: A Student Casebook to Issues, Sources, and Historic Documents

Contents......Page 8
Introduction......Page 14
1. A Literary Analysis of Homer’s The Odyssey. Transformation and Return......Page 20
2. Greek Mythology and Homer......Page 34
FROM: Thomas Bulfinch, The Age of Fable (1898)......Page 47
FROM: Herodotus, The Histories, Book II, trans. Henry Cary (1854)......Page 49
FROM: Hesiod, Theogony in Hesiod: The Homeric Hymns and Homerica, trans. Hugh G. Evelyn-White (1914)......Page 51
FROM: Alexander S. Murray, Manual of Mythology (1888)......Page 56
FROM: Pausanias, Guide to Greece, Book VIII, trans. W.H.S. Jones (1933)......Page 62
FROM: Plato, The Republic, Books II and III, in The Dialogues of Plato, trans. Benjamin Jowett (1871)......Page 64
3. The Geography of The Odyssey......Page 74
FROM: Max Cary, The Geographic Background of Greek and Roman History (1949)......Page 82
FROM: Strabo, The Geography of Strabo, vol. 3, trans. Horace Leonard Jones (1917)......Page 84
FROM: Thucydides, The Histories, vol. 1, trans. Benjamin Jowett (1900)......Page 86
FROM: Tim Severin, The Ulysses Voyage (1987)......Page 87
4. Archaeological Excavations Pertinent to Homer's Epics......Page 90
FROM: Sir Arthur Evans, The Palace of Minos, vol. 2, (1928)......Page 96
FROM: Henry (Heinrich) Schliemann, Mycenae (1880)......Page 99
FROM: Chrestos Tsountas, The Mycenaean Age (1897)......Page 102
5. The Historical Context of The Odyssey......Page 106
FROM: Thucydides, The Histories, vol. 1, trans. Benjamin Jowett (1900)......Page 116
FROM: Charles Freeman, The Greek Achievement (1999)......Page 118
FROM: John Bagnell Bury, A History of Greece (1927)......Page 119
FROM: Robin Osborne, Greece in the Making (1996)......Page 121
6. The Trojan War of Myth and Legend......Page 126
FROM: Herodotus, The History of Herodotus, trans. George Rawlinson (1928)......Page 137
FROM: Thucydides, The Histories, vol. 1, trans. Benjamin Jowett (1900)......Page 141
FROM: John Bagnell Bury, A History of Greece (1927)......Page 143
FROM: Carl W. Blegen, Troy and the Trojans (1963)......Page 145
7. Supporting Players in The Odyssey:The Underclasses......Page 150
FROM: Hesiod, Works and Days, in Hesiod, trans. Hugh G. Evelyn-White (1914)......Page 155
FROM: Michael Wood, In Search of the Trojan War (1985)......Page 157
FROM: Aristotle, Politics (1944), trans. Harris Rackham......Page 158
8. Modern Applications: The Problem of Revenge......Page 162
FROM: Aeschylus, The Eumenides, trans. Philip Vellacott (1956)......Page 170
FROM: James F. Clarity, “Arsonists Burn 10 Catholic Churches in Ulster,” New York Times (July 3, 1998)......Page 172
FROM: James F. Clarity, “Ulster Foes Suspend a Last-Ditch Effort to Avoid a Clash After Slight Progress,” New York Times (July 12, 1998)......Page 173
FROM: James F. Clarity, “Three Catholic Brothers Killed in Fire, Stunning Ulster and Raising Fears,“ New York Times (July 13, 1998)......Page 174
FROM: James Bennet, “For Fatah, Only a War Can Bring Peace to the Mideast,” New York Times (March 7, 2002)......Page 176
FROM: “The War Against America. An Unfathomable Attack,” New York Times (September 12, 2001)......Page 178
FROM: Eric Schmitt and Thom Shanker, “Administration Considers Broader, More Powerful Options for Potential Retaliation,” New York Times (September 13, 2001)......Page 179
FROM: Blaine Harden, “For Many, Sorrow Turns to Anger and Talk of Vengeance,” New York Times (September 14, 2001)......Page 180
9. Contemporary Applications: The Athlete and Athletics......Page 184
FROM: Richard Schaap, An Illustrated History of the Olympics (1963)......Page 191
FROM: “Gold Medal for Jesse Owens,” Hearings Before the Subcommittee on Consumer Affairs and Coinage, 100th Congress, July 12, 1988 (1988)......Page 194
FROM: Janet C. Harris, Athletes and the American Hero Dilemma (1994)......Page 198
10. Modern Applications: The Evolution of the Heroic Ideal......Page 202
FROM: Sergeant York: His Own Life Story and War Diary, ed. Tom Skeyhill (1928)......Page 211
FROM: Official Narrative for Medal of Honor Recipient Murphy, Audie L.; Committee on Veterans' Affairs, U.S. Senate, Medal of Honor Recipients (1973)......Page 222
FROM: Hugh Thompson Jr., testimony, in Report of the Department of the Army Revieiv of the Preliminary Investigation into the My Lai Incident (1970)......Page 226
FROM: The Soldier's Medal for Heroism Awarded to Hugh C. Thompson, Jr. (1998)......Page 228
FROM: Jane Fritsch, “Rescue Workers Rush In, but Many Do Not Return,” New York Times (September 12, 2001)......Page 231
FROM: Martin Snapp, “It's a Hero's Welcome for FDNY Firefighter,” The Journal (Richmond, CA), (March 8, 2002)......Page 232
FROM: Martin Snapp, “Mark Bingham Remembered,” The Journal (Richmond, CA), (March 8, 2002)......Page 234
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