The wrath of Athena
Subtitle: gods and men in the Odyssey
By: Jenny Strauss Clay.
Edition: 1st pbk. ed.
Series: Greek studies
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield; Littelfield Adams Books [distributor]
Published: 1997
Place of publication: Lanham
Language: eng; grc
Number of pages: 268
Subjects: Homer.; Epic poetry, Greek -- History and criticism.; Odysseus (Greek mythology) in literature.; Athena (Greek deity) in literature.; Gods, Greek, in literature.
Description: Available in paperback for the first time, Jenny Strauss Clay's landmark study of the Odyssey argues that Athena's wrath is central to both the structure and the theme of the epic poem. Clay demonstrates that an appreciation of the thematic role of Athena's anger elucidates the poem's complex narrative organization and its conception of the hierarchical relations between gods and men. This edition includes a new introduction by the author.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [247]-260) and indexes.
Originally published: Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, c1983. With new introd.