From villain to hero Odysseus in ancient thought
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 -- Be...
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| Sprache: | eng |
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Ann Arbor, Mich.
Univ. of Michigan Press
2011
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Tag hinzufügen | Zusammenfassung: | 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. |
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| Beschreibung: | Includes bibliographical references and indexes |
| Beschreibung: | 228 S. |
| ISBN: | 9780472117741 978-0-472-11774-1 0472117742 0-472-11774-2 |