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      The Unknown Odysseus: Alternate Worlds in Homer’s Odyssey

      Thomas Van Nortwick

      A study of how Homer creates two versions of his hero, one who is the triumphant protagonist of the revenge plot and another, more subversive, anonymous figure whose various personae…

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      Late Sophocles: The Hero’s Evolution in Electra, Philoctetes, and Oedipus at Colonus

      Thomas Van Nortwick

      Only a few plays by Sophocles have survived, and each of them dramatizes events from the rich store of myths that framed literature and art. Sophocles’ treatment evokes issues that…

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      The Unknown Odysseus: Alternate Worlds in Homer’s  Odyssey

      Thomas Van Nortwick

      Offers the exploration of the implications of Odysseus’ divided nature, showing how it allows Homer to explore the riddles of human identity in a profound way that is not usually…

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      Imagining Men: Ideals of Masculinity in Ancient Greek Culture

      Thomas Van Nortwick

      Examines how the ancient Greeks understood the meaning of a man’s life. Exploring models for masculinity as they appear in major works of Greek literature, this book combines literary, historical…

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      Somewhere I Have Never Travelled: The Hero’s Journey

      Thomas Van Nortwick (Professor of Classics, Professor of Classics, Oberlin College)

      Exploring the hero’s journey as a metaphor for spiritual evolution, this book offers a close, original reading of three seminal works of epic poetry: the Epic of Gilgamesh, Homer’s Iliad…

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      Compromising Traditions: The Personal Voice in Classical Scholarship

      A collection of theoretically informed autobiographical writing in the field of classical studies which aims to create a more expansive and authoritative form of classical scholarship.

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