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From villain to hero : Odysseus in ancient thought /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Montiglio, Silvia, 1960-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, [2011]
Subjects:
Odysseus, > King of Ithaca (Mythological character) > In literature.
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: Setting the stage
  • "Odysseus was not . . .": Antisthenes' defense of an abused hero
  • Plato's Odysseus: a soldier in the soul
  • Yearning for excellence: Odysseus in cynic and stoic thought
  • King, friend, and flatterer: Odysseus in epicureanism and beyond
  • Between contemplation and action
  • Epilogue: Odysseus' virtus and thirst for knowledge in the Renaissance.