Search engine for discovering works of Art, research articles, and books related to Art and Culture
Javascript must be enabled to continue!
The Travels of Odysseus
View through CrossRef
Abstract
The Travels of Odysseus employs the theme of travel to explore the Odyssey and its contexts. The book provides an analysis of travel by Odysseus, notably his narration to the Phaeacians of his adventurous and supernatural return from the Trojan War and his false travel tales told upon his return to Ithaca. The so-called “wanderings” or Apologos of Odysseus (Books 9–12 of the Odyssey) will be compared and contrasted to the “lying tales,” which themselves are of great interest as realistic travel stories. These travel tales by Odysseus will be contextualized by Epic Cycle poems about travel to and from the Trojan War, other travel tales told within the Odyssey, and a variety of stories about Odysseus leaving Ithaca again after his return (including Teiresias’ prediction of an “inland journey” and the Telegony of the Epic Cycle).
Title: The Travels of Odysseus
Description:
Abstract
The Travels of Odysseus employs the theme of travel to explore the Odyssey and its contexts.
The book provides an analysis of travel by Odysseus, notably his narration to the Phaeacians of his adventurous and supernatural return from the Trojan War and his false travel tales told upon his return to Ithaca.
The so-called “wanderings” or Apologos of Odysseus (Books 9–12 of the Odyssey) will be compared and contrasted to the “lying tales,” which themselves are of great interest as realistic travel stories.
These travel tales by Odysseus will be contextualized by Epic Cycle poems about travel to and from the Trojan War, other travel tales told within the Odyssey, and a variety of stories about Odysseus leaving Ithaca again after his return (including Teiresias’ prediction of an “inland journey” and the Telegony of the Epic Cycle).
Related Results
The Cyclops
The Cyclops
Odysseus’ blinding of the Cyclops by a combination of μῆτις and βίη continues the debate on the qualities needed for success initiated in the songs of Demodocus. The uncultivated...
Object-Oriented Odysseus
Object-Oriented Odysseus
Odysseus is shown to be a liminal figure, far from home, yet unable to put down roots elsewhere, torn between women, their agent objects, and the potential lives they represent. As...
Paradigms for Odysseus
Paradigms for Odysseus
The poem compares Odysseus with Heracles through shared epithets and exploits (including catabasis and archery), but the Heracles paradigm is discredited by Heracles’ murder of his...
Odysseus’ Changed Soul: A Contemporary Reading of the Myth of Er
Odysseus’ Changed Soul: A Contemporary Reading of the Myth of Er
Catherine Malabou’s “Odysseus’ Changed Soul: A Contemporary Reading of the Myth of Er” examines the political and ontological meaning of Odysseus’ choice of a private life in the M...
The First Person
The First Person
The lies told by Odysseus in Ithaca feature a realistic itinerary via Crete, Egypt, and Thesprotia, and probably preserve earlier traditions of his return which have given place to...
The ‘Catalogue of Heroes’
The ‘Catalogue of Heroes’
This chapter focuses on the second and final part of Odyssey 11, in which Odysseus meets his ex-companions from Troy. The effect of the ‘Intermezzo’ and the success of Odysseus’ su...