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Memories of Odysseus
François Hartog
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Description for Memories of Odysseus
Paperback. This is a book about identity, about how the ancient Greeks saw themselves and others, and what this tells us in turn about Greek mentality and culture. Translator(s): Lloyd, Janet. Num Pages: 266 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBJD; HBLA; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 417.
This is a book about identity, about how the ancient Greeks saw themselves and others, and what this tells us in turn about Greek mentality and culture. It looks at voyagers and explorers, at travels in reality and in the mind, and shows what these reveal at key points in Greek history from the creation of Homer's monumental epic around 700 BC to the high Roman imperial period some eight hundred years later. The author takes us first to the journeyings of Odysseus, considering the returning warrior's concerns of witness and memory and finding in the epic the themes that ... Read more
This is a book about identity, about how the ancient Greeks saw themselves and others, and what this tells us in turn about Greek mentality and culture. It looks at voyagers and explorers, at travels in reality and in the mind, and shows what these reveal at key points in Greek history from the creation of Homer's monumental epic around 700 BC to the high Roman imperial period some eight hundred years later. The author takes us first to the journeyings of Odysseus, considering the returning warrior's concerns of witness and memory and finding in the epic the themes that ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
266
Condition
New
Number of Pages
266
Place of Publication
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780748614479
SKU
V9780748614479
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99-15
About François Hartog
Francois Hartog is Directeur d'etudes at the Ecole des hautes etudes en sciences sociales (EHESS) and is also the Director of the Centre Louis Gernet de recherches comparees sur les societes anciennes (which unites researchers from the EHESS, the Centre National de Recherches Scientifiques and the University of Paris). His books include Le Miroir de'Herodote: Essai sur la representation de ... Read more
Reviews for Memories of Odysseus
The reader is taken on an absolutely amazing journey! provides valuable insights into intercultural contact in the ancient Mediterranean." A handsome volume, full of challenging insights! each chapter is a model of invigorating lucidity! a tour de force! this is a wonderful read. H's writing (excellently translated) is never less than inspirational, driven by a powerful vision and supported by ... Read more