The Epic Journey in Greek and Roman Literature ed. by Thomas Biggs and Jessica Blum (review)

Like many collections of essays, the current volume started out as conference papers: some on the theme of "Home and Away: The Epic Journey," organized by the editors Thomas Biggs and Jessica Blum, and others part of a yearlong colloquium offered by Andrew Johnston and Alexander Loney on t...

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Published in:The Classical World 2019-10, Vol.113 (1), p.110-112
Main Author: Clauss, James J
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Apollonius, Rhodius
Epic literature
Essays
Plautus (Titus Maccius) (254?-184 BC)
Rutilius Namatianus
Women
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Summary:Like many collections of essays, the current volume started out as conference papers: some on the theme of "Home and Away: The Epic Journey," organized by the editors Thomas Biggs and Jessica Blum, and others part of a yearlong colloquium offered by Andrew Johnston and Alexander Loney on the concept of "Home," both held at Yale in 2014. In Part I, "Odyssean Journeys," Egbert Bakker ("In and Out of the Golden Age: A Hesiodic Reading of the Odyssey") offers the compelling argument that Odysseus' return involves a journey from the Golden to Iron Age, while Alexander Loney ("Pompē in the Odyssey") demonstrates how successful conveyances for the hero require mutual good faith on the part of patron and benefactor. Emily Baragwanath ("Heroes and Homemakers in Xenophon") argues that home for the returning Greek mercenaries can exist in the harmonious relationships between the men and women in the army.
ISSN:0009-8418
1558-9234
1558-9234
DOI:10.1353/clw.2019.0063