Eve of the Festival: Making Myth in Odyssey 19

by Olga Levaniouk

Eve of the Festival is a study of Homeric myth-making in the first and longest dialogue of Penelope and Odysseus (Odyssey 19). This study makes a case for seeing virtuoso myth-making as an essential part of this conversation, a register of communication important for the interaction between the two speakers. At the core of the book is a detailed examination of several myths in the dialogue in an attempt to understand what is being said...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0674053354
• ISBN13: 9780674053359
• Release Date: June 2011
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Length: 378 Pages
• Weight: 1.37 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"