François Hartog

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Memories of Odysseus: Frontier Tales from Ancient GreecePaperback, 1 August 2001

Memories of Odysseus: Frontier Tales from Ancient Greece
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Print Length
266 pages
Language
English
Publisher
University of Chicago Press
Date Published
1 Aug 2001
ISBN-10
0226318532
ISBN-13
9780226318530

Description

The conception of the Other has long been a problem for philosophers. Emmanuel Levinas, best known for his attention to precisely that issue, argued that the voyages of Ulysses represent the very nature of Western philosophy: His adventure in the world is nothing but a return to his native land, a complacency with the Same, a misrecognition of the Other. In Memories of Odysseus, François Hartog examines the truth of Levinas' assertion and, in the process, uncovers a different picture. Drawing on a remarkable range of authors and texts, ancient and modern, Hartog looks at accounts of actual travelers, as well as the way travel is used as a trope throughout ancient Greek literature, and finds that, instead of misrecognition, the Other is viewed with doubt and awe in the Homeric tradition. In fact, he argues, the Odyssey played a crucial role in shaping this attitude in the Greek mind, serving as inspiration for voyages in which new encounters caused the Greeks to revise their concepts of self and other. Ambitious in scope, this book is a sophisticated exploration of ancient Greece and its sense of identity.

Product Details

Author:
François Hartog
Book Format:
Paperback
Country of Origin:
US
Date Published:
1 August 2001
Dimensions:
23.67 x 12.9 x 1.63 cm
Genre:
Ancient (To 499 A.D.)
ISBN-10:
0226318532
ISBN-13:
9780226318530
Language:
English
Location:
Chicago, IL
Pages:
266
Weight:
417.3 gm

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