Resonances with Hector in Homer's Odyssey: New Criticism of Odysseus' Controversial Leadership.

This paper argues that two crucial episodes of Odysseus' life from Homer's Odyssey are resonant with Iliadic scenes highlighting the fail0d leadership of Hector, Agamemnon, and Achilles. These resonances invited ancient audiences of the Homeric poems to see moments of failure in Odysseus' leadership...

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Published in:Classical Philology Vol. 119; no. 3; pp. 291 - 314
Main Author: Tagliabue, Aldo
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Published: University of Chicago Press Jul2024
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