From villain to hero : Odysseus in ancient thought /
Montiglio, Silvia,1960-
Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press,
c2011.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 157-211) and indexes.
Introduction -- "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.
Odysseus (Greek mythology) in literature.