Zeus in the Odyssey

by J. Marks

This book makes the case that the plot of the Odyssey is represented within the narrative as a plan of Zeus, Dios boulē, that serves as a guide for the performing poet and as a hermeneutic for the audience. Through occasional participation in events and pervasive influence, the character of Zeus maintains thematic unity as the narrative moves through a mass of potential narrative paths for Odysseus that was already dense and conflicting...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0674028120
• ISBN13: 9780674028128
• Release Date: November 2008
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Length: 183 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.4" x 8.8"