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Author Montiglio, Silvia, 1960-

Title From villain to hero [electronic resource] : Odysseus in ancient thought / Silvia Montiglio.

Imprint Ann Arbor [Mich.] : University of Michigan Press, c2011.

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Description 228 p.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
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.
Reproduction Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
Subject Odysseus (Greek mythology) in literature.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Added Author ProQuest (Firm)
ISBN 9780472117741 (cloth : acid-free paper)
9780472027507 (electronic bk.)

 
    
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