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| The Odyssey - Study Guide | ||||||||
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| Table of contents | ||||||||
| Introduction | ||||||||
| Who was Homer? | ||||||||
| Homer and History | ||||||||
| The Odyssey and Narrative Technique | ||||||||
| Categorising the Books of the Odyssey | ||||||||
| Book by Book Synopsis and Commentary | ||||||||
| Books 1-4: The Telemachy | ||||||||
| Books 5-8: Odysseus among the Phaeacians | ||||||||
| Books 9-12: The Great Wandering (Cyclps, Sirens, Circe etc.) | ||||||||
| Books 13-16: Odysseus arrives in Ithaca | ||||||||
| Books 17-19: Odysseus in the Palace | ||||||||
| Books 20-24: Grand Finale | ||||||||
| Themes | ||||||||
| Style and Oral Poetry | ||||||||
| The "Low" Style | ||||||||
| The Gods | ||||||||
| Men and Gods | ||||||||
| Heroism | ||||||||
| Characterisation | ||||||||
| Interdependency of Odyssey and Iliad | ||||||||
| Sample Questions | ||||||||
| Further Reading | ||||||||
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