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100 1 _aButler, Samuel,
_d1835-1902
245 1 4 _aThe Authoress of the Odyssey :
_bWhere and when she wrote, who she was, the use she made of the Iliad, and how the poem grew under her hands
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2015
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
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_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2015-06-29
508 _aMadelaine Kilsby, Laura Rodrigues Natal and Marc D’Hooghe
520 _a"The Authoress of the Odyssey" by Samuel Butler is a critical study written in the late 19th century. This work explores the authorship of the ancient epic poem "The Odyssey," proposing that it was penned by a woman rather than the traditional attribution to Homer. Butler embarks on an argument that centers on the text's qualities and its geographic origins, particularly connecting it to Sicily and illustrating how these factors suggest a female authorial perspective. At the start of the book, Butler introduces his thesis regarding the female authorship of "The Odyssey," reflecting on how this perspective influences our understanding of the poem's themes and characters. Through a recounting of his intellectual journey, he expresses his fascination with the text and the riddle he felt while reading it. The opening also touches upon the scholarly debates surrounding the authorship of both the "Iliad" and the "Odyssey," providing context for his arguments by highlighting the numerous poetesses in early Greek literature. Thus, the beginning sets the stage for a thorough examination of the poem through a lens that challenges longstanding academic conventions. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aOdysseus, King of Ithaca (Mythological character) -- In literature
653 _aHomer. Odyssey -- Authorship
653 _aEpic poetry, Greek -- Authorship
653 _aWomen and literature -- Greece
700 1 _aJones, Henry Festing,
_d1851-1928
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/49324
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