{"product_id":"understanding-the-odyssey-a-student-casebook-to-issues-sources-and-historic-documents-9780313308819","title":"Understanding the Odyssey: A Student Casebook to Issues, Sources, and Historic Documents","description":"\u003cp\u003eFor thousands of years, \u003ci\u003eThe Odyssey\u003c\/i\u003e has resonated throughout the Western world. Homer has been an original source of inspiration to writers, painters, sculptors, and filmmakers, as well as a vital source of information about the mythology, history, and culture of ancient Greece. This casebook uniquely blends commentary and primary documents, situating the epic within historical contexts that are important for students to understand. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe literary analysis chapter is ideal for readers coming to \u003ci\u003eThe Odyssey\u003c\/i\u003e for the first time, introducing the work with a chronology of events and identification of major characters and themes. Topical chapters carefully consider matters of mythology, geography, archeology, and class issues pertinent to \u003ci\u003eThe Odyssey\u003c\/i\u003e. Excerpts from classical and scholarly sources, including Herodotus, Plato, Thucydides, and Bulfinch, help students understand the historical framework, and materials from government documents and newspaper accounts help students make connections between\u003ci\u003eThe Odyssey's\u003c\/i\u003e thematic ideas and current events, such as the September 11th attacks and the ongoing conflict in Ireland.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Claudia Durst Johnson, Ken G. Albala, Vernon Johnson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Publishing PLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/30\/2003\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 248\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.13lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.50h x 6.42w x 0.88d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780313308819\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2003 pg. 96\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eVoice of Youth Advocates\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2004 pg. 157\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCLAUDIA DURST JOHNSON, former chairperson of English at the University of Alabama, is currently a freelance scholar and writer in Berkeley, California. She is the author of books on American history and literature, as well as theater history. She is also series editor for Greenwood Press's Exploring Social Issues through Literature Series and the Literature in Context Series, for which she has authored several volumes including \u003ci\u003eUnderstanding To Kill a Mockingbird\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eUnderstanding The Grapes of Wrath\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVERNON JOHNSON has wide experience as an author, theater director, and professor of world literature. He is co-author of \u003ci\u003eUnderstanding The Crucible\u003c\/i\u003e. He now resides in Berkeley, California, where he continues to write and teach.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":40924476964979,"sku":"9.78031E+12","price":118.87,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_8a49d539-4193-43dd-a9db-4d376f812cb1.jpg?v=1692190672","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/understanding-the-odyssey-a-student-casebook-to-issues-sources-and-historic-documents-9780313308819","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}