Homer's 'Odyssey' : : A Reading Guide / / Henry Power.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Edinburgh University Press Backlist eBook-Package 2013-2000
• VerfasserIn: Power, Henry,
• Place / Publishing House: Edinburgh : : Edinburgh University Press, , [2022]; ©2011
• Year of Publication: 2022
• Language: English
• Series: Reading Guides to Long Poems : RGLP
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (160 p.)
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Contents --; Acknowledgements --; Note on the text --; Series Preface --; 1. Mapping and Making --; 2. Four Ways of Approaching the Poem --; 3. Selections from the Odyssey --; 14. Contexts for Reading --; 5. Teaching the Text --; 6. Suggested Further Reading --; References --; Index
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9781474471749; 9783110780468
• DOI: 10.1515/9781474471749
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Henry Power.

A fresh and exciting approach to this great work of classical literatureHenry Power provides an overview of the whole poem with detailed commentary of the crucial moments. Readers are encouraged to consider both the oral origins and the rich literary reception of this early epic whilst responding to core themes within it.Key Features'Teaching the Text' section with fresh ideas and flexible teaching templates that can be adapted to existing course structuresIncludes extensive extracts from the poem accompanied by a headnote, commentary and glossesIncludes an annotated bibliography