{"product_id":"allegories-of-the-odyssey-john-tzetzes-9780674238374","title":"Allegories of the Odyssey","description":"Homer's \u003ci\u003eIliad\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eOdyssey\u003c\/i\u003e were central to the educational system of Byzantium, yet the religion and culture of the Homeric epics--even the ancient Greek language itself--had become almost unrecognizable to Byzantine Greek readers coming to the texts nearly two millennia later. The scholar, poet, and teacher John Tzetzes (ca. 1110-1180) joined the extensive tradition of interpreting Homer by producing his \u003ci\u003eAllegories of the\u003c\/i\u003e Iliad, dedicated to the foreign-born empress Eirene. Tzetzes later composed the \u003ci\u003eAllegories of the\u003c\/i\u003e Odyssey, a more advanced verse commentary, to explain Odysseus's journey and the pagan gods and marvels he encountered. Through historical allegory, the gods become ancient kings deified by the pagan poet; through astrological interpretation, they become planets whose positions and movements affect human life; through moral allegory Athena represents wisdom, Aphrodite desire. This edition presents the first translation of the \u003ci\u003eAllegories of the\u003c\/i\u003e Odyssey into any language.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John Tzetzes\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0674238370\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780674238374\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harvard University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/19\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 384\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.05lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.30w x 1.00d","brand":"John Tzetzes","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47965148217599,"sku":"9780674238374","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_89a195d6-4566-4b32-b88c-78f0afedc6c8.jpg?v=1767278722","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/allegories-of-the-odyssey-john-tzetzes-9780674238374","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}