World of odysseus
- New York : New York Review Books, 2002
- xxi, 205 p. ; ill., 21 cm
- New York Review Books classics .
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
The World of Odysseus is a concise and penetrating account of the society that gave birth to the Iliad and the Odyssey - a book that provides a vivid picture of the Greek Dark Ages, its men and women, works and days, morals and values.
9781590170175
Mythological character History and criticism Literature and the war Social history Homeric poems Demi-gods Kingship Anthropomorphism Metal working Peasants Slavery Trojon war Social values Great dark age Illad Morals