Homer's 'Odyssey'

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AUTHOR-APPROVED Reading Guides to Long Poems Series Editors: Isobel Armstrong & Sally Bushell The series enables readers to re-engage with the long poem as a vital form. Volumes provide generous extracts, or in some cases complete poems, from significant works combined with a reading guide and teaching tips from enthusiastic lecturers who have taught the poem. Homer's Odyssey: A Reading Guide Henry Power A fresh and exciting approach to this great work of classical literature Henry Power provides an overview of the whole poem, key extracts from the text itself and detailed commentary on crucial moments in the poem. Readers are introduced to Greek mythology and social practices and are equipped to consider both the oral origins and the rich literary reception of this early epic and to be able to discuss core themes within it. Key Features * Clear explanation of the poem's background written by a classicist who now works in an English department * Aimed at new readers coming to the poem for the first time as well as those teaching it * Includes innovative teaching strategies for engaging students with the poem Henry Power is Lecturer in English at the University of Exeter. His main research interest is in the reception of classical texts and ideas by English authors.