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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Joel ChristensenPublisher: Cornell University Press Imprint: Cornell University Press Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 3.00cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.907kg ISBN: 9781501752346ISBN 10: 1501752340 Pages: 360 Publication Date: 15 December 2020 Recommended Age: From 18 years Audience: General/trade , General Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand  We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsIntroduction 1. Homeric Psychology 2. Treating Telemachus, Education and Learned Helplessness 3. Escaping Ogygia, An Isolated Man 4. Odysseus's Apologoi and Narrative Therapy 5. Odysseus's Lies 6. Marginalized Agencies and Narrative Selves 7. Penelope's Subordinated Agency 8. The Politics of Ithaca 9. The Therapy of Oblivion, Unforgettable Pain and the Odyssey's EndReviewsWhile the arguments are usually complex and intricate, Christensen has successfully achieved what he set out to do, thanks in part to his clear style and presentation. Attentive and contemplative readers will gain insights not only into the Odyssey but also into their own experiences. * Choice * Joel Christensen shows that he has thoroughly digested not only the vast field of Classics – specifically Homeric scholarship – but also the equally immense realm of human psychology, although he modestly denies the latter. [H]e offers a deeply personal study, one that emphasizes process over product in a way that seems quite appropriate to both the Odyssey and modern psychology. * The Classical Journal * While the arguments are usually complex and intricate, Christensen has successfully achieved what he set out to do, thanks in part to his clear style and presentation. Attentive and contemplative readers will gain insights not only into the Odyssey but also into their own experiences. * Choice * Author InformationJoel P. Christensen is Professor and Chair of Classical Studies at Brandeis University. He is coauthor of A Beginner's Guide to Homer and Homer's Thebes. Follow him on X @sentantiq. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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