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The Raft of Odysseus: The Ethnographic Imagination of Homer's Odyssey

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The Raft of Odysseus: The Ethnographic Imagination of Homer's Odyssey - Dougherty, Carol
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The Raft of Odysseus looks at the fascinating intersection of traditional myth with an enthnographically-viewed Homeric world. Carol Dougherty argues that the resourcefulness of Odysseus as an adventurer on perilous seas served as an example to Homer's society which also had to adjust in inventive ways to turbulent conditions. The fantastic adventures of Odysseus act as a prism for the experiences of Homer's own listeners--traders, seafarers, storytellers, soldiers--and give us a glimpse into their own world of hopes and ...

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The Raft of Odysseus: The Ethnographic Imagination of Homer's Odyssey 2001, Oxford University Press, USA, Oxford, England

ISBN-13: 9780195130362

Hardcover