false 2803160 2 <P>This broadly conceived and enlightening look at how Homer's Odyssey has resonated in the West offers a thematic analysis of the poem's impact on social and political ideas, institutions, and mores from the ancient world through the present day. </P><P>Proving that the epic poem is timeless, Edith Hall identifies fifteen key themes in the Odyssey and uses them to illustrate the extensive and diverse effect that Homer's work has had on all manner of inquiry, expression, and art. She traces the text's pervasive thread of influence from the tragedies of classical Athens and the burlesque of Aristophanes to its contemporary artistic reinterpretations in literature, theatre, opera, popular music, film, and science fiction. In considering the mark of the Odyssey on the modern global world, Hall looks at how the poem affected colonialism and the frontier mentality in the American West, how it engendered contemporary attitudes toward sex, death, war, philosophy, violence, and race, and the ways in which the Odyssey forms the backbone of modern-day psychology.</P><P>Accessibly written and timely, The Return of Ulysses establishes the Odyssey as the founding text of Western Civilization and offers a major contribution to the study of Homer's epic poem, as well as modern insight into its cultural reception and continuing imprint on society.</P> 3188123 11 6 2008 The Return of Ulysses: A Cultural History of Homer's Odyssey total:7|5:2|4:2|3:2|2:1| 7 26 33 3 5 0 false false Wed Apr 22 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Feb 04 12:44:24 -0800 2009 Sat Apr 25 07:32:04 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Nov 16 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sat Sep 13 18:32:35 -0700 2008 Mon Nov 17 22:15:19 -0800 2008 The Odyssey in western culture. In the end, I wasn't as blown away by the "cultu...more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Nov 06 16:56:57 -0800 2008 Thu Nov 06 16:59:45 -0800 2008 more...]]> 0 0 false false Wed Aug 26 07:07:28 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 26 07:07:28 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Thu Jul 23 07:12:18 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 23 07:12:18 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sat Jul 18 11:36:35 -0700 2009 Sat Jul 18 11:36:35 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Fri Jun 19 14:34:26 -0700 2009 Fri Jun 19 14:34:26 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Mon Mar 23 14:12:29 -0700 2009 Mon Mar 23 14:12:46 -0700 2009 2 0 false false Thu Feb 19 21:00:39 -0800 2009 Thu Feb 19 21:00:39 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Tue Feb 10 15:32:20 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 10 15:32:20 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Sun Jan 11 17:03:34 -0800 2009 Sun Jan 11 17:03:57 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Thu Jan 08 06:05:05 -0800 2009 Thu Jan 08 06:05:05 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Wed Dec 31 11:23:51 -0800 2008 Wed Dec 31 11:23:51 -0800 2008 0 0 false false Sun Dec 21 16:53:53 -0800 2008 Sun Dec 21 16:53:53 -0800 2008 0 0 false false Thu Oct 23 00:15:53 -0700 2008 Thu Oct 23 00:15:53 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Wed Oct 22 12:03:56 -0700 2008 Wed Oct 22 12:03:56 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Tue Oct 21 12:34:47 -0700 2008 Tue Oct 21 12:34:47 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Tue Oct 21 12:27:23 -0700 2008 Tue Oct 21 12:27:43 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Tue Oct 21 11:48:43 -0700 2008 Tue Oct 21 11:48:43 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Tue Oct 21 11:22:53 -0700 2008 Tue Oct 21 11:23:30 -0700 2008 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=3156425