Taking her seriously : Penelope & the plot of Homer's Odyssey

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Taking her seriously : Penelope & the plot of Homer's Odyssey

Richard Heitman

University of Michigan Press, 2008, c2005

  • : pbk

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Originally (hardcover edition) published: 2005

Includes bibliographical references (p. 123-130) and index

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This is an innovative new analysis of the Odyssey's most influential female character. ""Taking Her Seriously"" is a reevaluation of Penelope, one of the most universally admired female characters in Western classical literature. Casting her in a new light, Richard Heitman emphasizes the courage, steadfastness, and integrity of this iconic figure while she faces potentially tragic decisions.Homer's treatment of events in Ithaca and the motivations of Penelope throughout the denser books of the Odyssey reveals a complicated, serious, independent, and insightful thinker whose actions are crucial to guaranteeing the well-being of her home and a safe future for her son, and for Odysseus as well. Through this thematic approach to the text, Penelope comes into focus as a loving wife whose role is far more important than passive fidelity to a wandering husband. Her integrity and wisdom in Odysseus' absence set the stage for his violent and triumphant return, and secure her place as a female role model in even the most modern of contexts.

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