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From villain to hero

Montiglio, Silvia, 1960-

From villain to hero Odysseus in ancient thought / [electronic resource] : Silvia Montiglio. - Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, c2011. - 1 online resource (p. cm.) - UPCC book collections on Project MUSE. .

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

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.

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Odysseus (Greek mythology) in literature.


Electronic books.

PN57.O3 / M66 2011

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