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== Summary == | == Summary == | ||
The ''Odyssey''’s action is spread over twenty-four books, set in medias res that generally occur half before Odysseus returns home, and half after. Throughout his journey, Odysseus faces numerous challenges that center around the deceits of the gods, the indulgences of men, and the cross-cultural desire to return home. Short summaries and resources for all of the books of Homer’s [[Epic Poetry | epic poem]] the ''Odyssey'' are below. Students new to the ''Odyssey'' might want to begin with | The ''Odyssey''’s action is spread over twenty-four books, set in medias res that generally occur half before Odysseus returns home, and half after. Throughout his journey, Odysseus faces numerous challenges that center around the deceits of the gods, the indulgences of men, and the cross-cultural desire to return home. Short summaries and resources for all of the books of Homer’s [[Epic Poetry | epic poem]] the ''Odyssey'' are below. Students new to the ''Odyssey'' might want to begin with {{harvtxt|Skidmore|1997}}. | ||
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* [[The Odyssey Summary:Book 24|Book 24]] | * [[The Odyssey Summary:Book 24|Book 24]] | ||
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== Themes == | == Themes == | ||
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== Bibliography == | == Bibliography == | ||
A list of general works about the ''Odyssey''. For secondary works on specific books, see the individual book pages above. | A list of general works about the ''Odyssey''. For secondary works on specific books, see the individual book pages above. | ||
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* {{cite book |last=Grimal |first=Pierre |date={{date|1973}} |title=Larousse World Mythology |url= |location=New Jersey |publisher=Chartwheel Books Inc. }} | * {{cite book |last=Grimal |first=Pierre |date={{date|1973}} |title=Larousse World Mythology |url= |location=New Jersey |publisher=Chartwheel Books Inc. }} | ||
* {{cite web |url=https://grlucas.net/grl/Homer%27s_Odyssey |title=Homer’s ''Odyssey'' |last=Lucas |first=Gerald R. |date={{date|2000}} |website=G. R. Lucas |publisher= |access-date={{date|2021-08-01}} }} | * {{cite web |url=https://grlucas.net/grl/Homer%27s_Odyssey |title=Homer’s ''Odyssey'' |last=Lucas |first=Gerald R. |date={{date|2000}} |website=G. R. Lucas |publisher= |access-date={{date|2021-08-01}} }} | ||
* {{cite web |url=https://grlucas.net/grl/Xenia:_A_Religious_Duty |title=''Xenia'': A Religious Duty |last=Lucas |first=Gerald R. |author-mask=1 |date={{date|2013-12-29|MDY}} |website=G. R. Lucas |publisher= |access-date={{date|2021-08-01}} }} | * {{cite web |url=https://grlucas.net/grl/Xenia:_A_Religious_Duty |title=''Xenia'': A Religious Duty |last=Lucas |first=Gerald R. |author-mask=1 |date={{date|2013-12-29|MDY}} |website=G. R. Lucas |publisher= |access-date={{date|2021-08-01}} }} | ||
* {{cite web |url=http://www.mythweb.com/odyssey/index.html |title=Odysseus |last=Skidmore |first=Joel |date={{date|1997}} |website=MythWeb |publisher= |access-date={{date|2021-08-01}} }} | |||
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