From villain to hero : Odysseus in ancient thought / / Silvia Montiglio.
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| Year of Publication: | 2011 |
| Language: | English |
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| Physical Description: | 228 p. |
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction: Setting the stage
- "Odysseus was not . . .": Antisthenes' defense of an abused hero
- Plato's Odysseus: a soldier in the soul
- Yearning for excellence: Odysseus in cynic and stoic thought
- King, friend, and flatterer: Odysseus in epicureanism and beyond
- Between contemplation and action
- Epilogue: Odysseus' virtus and thirst for knowledge in the Renaissance.