The returns of Odysseus

Description:

Irad Malkin contributes here to the current lively discussion of encounters among Greeks and non-Greeks. Through the prism of myths, he argues, notions of ethnicity and collective identity were articulated. Focussing in particular on myths about Odysseus and other heroes who visited foreign lands on their mythical voyages homeward after the Trojan War, he shows how these Return-myths influenced actual encounters during the time of early exploration and colonization in the western Mediterranean.

subjects: Civilization, Homeric,  Colonies in literature,  Epic poetry, Greek,  Ethnicity in literature,  Greek Epic poetry,  Heroes in literature,  History and criticism,  Homeric Civilization,  Literature and society,  Literature and the war,  Odysseus (Greek mythology) in literature,  Social conditions,  Trojan War,  Homer,  Epic poetry, history and criticism,  Trojan war, literature and the war,  Greece, social conditions,  In literature,  Dans la littérature,  Ulysse (Mythologie grecque) dans la littérature,  Poésie épique grecque,  Histoire et critique,  Guerre de Troie,  Littérature et guerre,  Littérature et société,  Ethnicité dans la littérature,  Colonies dans la littérature,  Civilisation homérique,  Héros dans la littérature,  Conditions sociales,  LITERARY CRITICISM,  Ancient & Classical,  Literature,  Mythen,  Terugkeer,  Etnische identiteit,  Koloniën,  Oudheid,  Épopées grecques,  Ethnicité,  Colonies,  Odyssey (Homer)

People: Homer

Places: Greece