The ethics of revenge and the meanings of the Odyssey / Alexander C. Loney.

The first in-depth examination of revenge in the Odyssey, this book provides a careful analysis of the several revenge plots in the Odyssey - above all, of Odysseus' revenge on the suitors. It argues that Odysseus is an ambivalent hero and that revenge is an unstable organizing principle.

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Main Author: Loney, Alexander C. (Alexander Carl ), 1981- (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2019]
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