The world of Odysseus
1954
The book examines the historical and social world depicted in Homer's Odyssey, analyzing what the epic reveals about early Greek civilization, society, and culture. Finley uses the Homeric poems as historical sources to reconstruct the social structures, values, and daily life of the ancient Greek world portrayed in the Odyssey.
Greek Epic poetryHistoryHistory and criticismHomeric CivilizationKnowledgeLiterature and the warOdysseus (Greek mythology) in literatureSocial history