Stanford, William Bedell. The Ulysses theme : : a study in the adaptability of a traditional hero / [electronic resource] / by W.B. Stanford.. — Oxford : : B. Blackwell,, 1954.. — x, 292 p. ; 23 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 247-280) and indexes.
Pt. 1. Ulysses as an epic hero. The adaptability of mythical figures -- The grandson of Autolycus -- The favourite of Athene -- Personal relationships -- The untypical hero -- Developments in the epic cycle --Pt. 2. Ulysses as a figure of controversy. Growing hostility -- The stage villain -- Ulysses among Alexandrians and Stoics -- Virgil's Ulysses -- Traditional features in Ovid, Seneca, and Statius -- Ulysses and the discrediting of Homer --Pt. 3. Modern variations on the classical themes. The man of policies -- The wanderer -- The re-integrated hero.
Анотація: This book offers substance to contemporary reflections on manhood by looking at comradeship, heroism, virtue, wandering, trickery, father-son issues, relations between men and a variety of feminine forms, and the intervention of the Gods. The author surveys the range of responses--from Euripides to Kazantzakis--to Ulysses' ambiguous nature, transforming Homeric studies by focusing on literary and psychological analysis.