{"product_id":"zeus-in-the-odyssey-j-marks-9780674028128","title":"Zeus in the Odyssey","description":"This book makes the case that the plot of the \u003ci\u003eOdyssey\u003c\/i\u003e is represented within the narrative as a plan of Zeus, \u003ci\u003eDios boulē\u003c\/i\u003e, that serves as a guide for the performing poet and as a hermeneutic for the audience. Through occasional participation in events and pervasive influence, the character of Zeus maintains thematic unity as the narrative moves through a mass of potential narrative paths for Odysseus that was already dense and conflicting at the time the \u003ci\u003eOdyssey\u003c\/i\u003e was taking shape. The \"Zeus-centric\" reading proposed here offers fresh perspectives on the tenor of interactions among the \u003ci\u003eOdyssey\u003c\/i\u003e's characters, on the relationships among traditional accounts of Odysseus's return, and on long-standing problems of interpretation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e J. Marks\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0674028120\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780674028128\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\/01\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 183\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.80h x 5.40w x 0.60d","brand":"J. Marks","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48086756262143,"sku":"9780674028128","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f958429a-13fb-4e63-8e7b-82381929f472.jpg?v=1769096396","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/zeus-in-the-odyssey-j-marks-9780674028128","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}