The wooden horse : the liberation of the western mind from Odysseus to Socrates / Keld Zeruneith ; translated from the Danish by Russell L. Dees ; editedy by W. Glyn Jones.

Author/creator Zeruneith, Keld, 1941-
Format Book
Publication InfoNew York ; London : Overlook Duckworth, 2007.
Description605 pages ; 24 cm
Subjects

Uniform titleTræhesten. English
Contents Pt. 1. Odysseus. The wooden horse: the myth of discursivity -- The Homeric project -- Dual religiosity -- Athene and the apple of discord: on Eros, Eris and Metis -- The Telemachy -- Odysseus -- The wanderings -- The trials of homecoming -- The Homeric utopia -- pt. 2. Socrates. The subjective and reflective breakthrough in poetry and philosophy -- Hesiod as transitional poet -- The lyrical sense of self -- Presocratic thought -- The life and form of tragedy -- Aeschylus -- Sophocles -- Euripides -- Socrates.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [591]-596) and index.
ISBN9781585678181 (hbk.)
ISBN158567818X (hbk.)

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Joyner General Stacks B187.C67 Z4713 2007 ✔ Available Place Hold