Regarding Penelope: From Character to Poetics

by Nancy Felson-Rubin

This book explores Homer's construction of the charcter of Penelope, and his more general theory of poetic production and reception. `A stimulating study by an author who has made valuable and forceful contributions to our understanding of early Greek literature, this book offers a rich and innovative synthesis of narratological and pyschological perspectives on the text of the Odyssey ' - L M Slatkin, University of Chicago .

215 pages, Paperback

First published September 1, 1997

Reviews

[Richard Seltzer · Rating 5 out of 5]

The Iliad and Odyssey were miracles. There was nothing at all like them ever before or for hundreds of years after. The insights in Regarding Penelope deepen my appreciation for The Odyssey and prompt me to want to read and enjoy it again and again.

[Yifat]

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