Type
Text
Type
Thesis
Date
2009-12-01
Keywords
Odysseus (Greek mythology) -- Analysis | Public welfare | Homer -- Odyssey
Language
en_US
Source
This work is sponsored by the Stony Brook University Graduate School in compliance with the requirements for completion of degree.
Identifier
http://hdl.handle.net/11401/71063
Publisher
The Graduate School, Stony Brook University: Stony Brook, NY.
Format
application/pdf
Abstract
This thesis attempts to explain the relevance of teaching the Odyssey in the contemporary classroom. Although it is arguable that the rift between today‟s world and the world of the ancient Greeks is too great, accessible connections can be made. A close reading of the text reveals that one of the major themes in the Odyssey pertains to the concept of individual responsibility and how the individual plays a vital role to the wellbeing of a healthy society. Through the depiction of various societies that range from hypercivilized to savage, the reader can begin to form a solid idea of what it means to be an individual in light of the greater whole.
Recommended Citation
Britten, Jill, "Individual Responsibility as Explained in the Odyssey" (2009). Stony Brook Theses and Dissertations Collection, 2006-2020 (closed to submissions). 270.
https://commons.library.stonybrook.edu/stony-brook-theses-and-dissertations-collection/270