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The Ethics of Revenge and the Meanings of the Odyssey

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The Ethics of Revenge and the Meanings of the Odyssey - Loney, Alexander C
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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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The Ethics of Revenge and the Meanings of the Odyssey 2019, Oxford University Press, USA

ISBN-13: 9780190909673

Hardcover