The world of Odysseus
By: M.I. Finley ; introduction by Bernard Knox.
Series: New York Review Books classics
Publisher: New York Review Books
Published: 2002
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 205
Subjects: Homer.; Homer -- Knowledge -- History.; Epic poetry, Greek -- History and criticism.; Odysseus (Greek mythology) in literature.; Trojan War -- Literature and the war.; Social history -- To 500.; Civilization, Homeric.; Troy (Extinct city)
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 187-195) and indexes.
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note: Introduction vii; title: Preface xix; title: Map xxii; title: 1. Homer and the Greeks 5; title: 2. Bards and Heroes 18; title: 3. Wealth and Labor 46; title: 4. Household, Kin, and Community 71; title: 5. Morals and Values * 109; title: Appendix I: The World of Odysseus Revisited 147; title: Appendix II: Schliemann's Troy-One Hundred Years After * 166; title: Bibliographical Essay 187; title: Index of Passages Quoted 197; title: General Index 201.