Many-Minded Man

Name: Many-Minded Man
Brand: Cornell University Press
SKU: 9781501752346
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The "Odyssey," Psychology, and the Therapy of Epic

Autor: Joel Christensen

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Vazba: Pevná

Vydavatel: Cornell University Press

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In The Many-Minded Man, Joel Christensen explores the content, character, and structure of the Homer...

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Autor

Joel Christensen

Jazyk

Angličtina

Vazba

Kniha - Pevná

Vydáno

2020

Stránek

360

EAN

9781501752346

ISBN

1501752340

Enbook ID

33092413

Vydavatel

Cornell University Press

Hmotnost

Rozměry

152 x 229 x 24

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In The Many-Minded Man, Joel Christensen explores the content, character, and structure of the Homeric Odyssey through a modern psychological lens, focusing on how the epic both represents the workings of the human mind and provides for its audiences—both ancient and modern—a therapeutic model for coping with the exigencies of chance and fate. By reading the Odyssey as an exploration of the constitutive elements of human identity, the function of narrative in defining the self, and the interaction between the individual and their social context, The Many-Minded Man addresses enduring questions about the poem, such as the importance of Telemachus's role, why Odysseus must tell his own tale, and the epic's sudden and unexpected closure. Through these dynamics, Christensen reasons, the Odyssey not only instructs readers about how narrative shapes a sense of agency but also offers solutions for avoiding dangerous stories and destructive patterns of thought.

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