The Many-Minded Man: The "Odyssey," Psychology, and the Therapy of Epic

Joel Christensen

Published by Cornell University Press 2022

The Many-Minded Man

The "Odyssey," Psychology, and the Therapy of Epic

Joel Christensen

In the series Myth and Poetics II

https://doi.org/10.1515/9781501752360

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About this book

Through these dynamics, Christensen reasons, the Odyssey not only instructs readers about how narrative shapes a sense of agency but offers solutions for avoiding dangerous stories and destructive patterns of thought.

Author information

Joel P. Christensen is Associate Professor and Chair of Classical Studies at Brandeis University. He is co-author of A Beginner's Guide to Homer and Homer's Thebes. Follow him on Twitter @sentantiq.

Reviews

Richard P. Martin, Stanford University, author of Classical Mythology:

"Christensen has written one of the most creative, meticulous, and broad-reaching analyses of the Odyssey of the last half-century, tying together the millennia-old saga and contemporary social problems."

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
Series Foreword Gregory Nagy Publicly Available Download PDF	ix
Acknowledgments Publicly Available Download PDF	xi
Note on Title, Texts, Transliterations, and Translations Publicly Available Download PDF	xiii
Introduction Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
Chapter 1 Homeric Psychology Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	21
Chapter 2 Treating Telemachus, Education, and Learned Helplessness Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	47
Chapter 3 Escaping Ogygia, An Isolated Man Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	71
Chapter 4 Odysseus’s Apologoi and Narrative Therapy Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	87
Chapter 5 Odysseus’s Lies Correspondence, Coherence, and the Narrative Agent Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	115
Chapter 6 Marginalized Agencies and Narrative Selves Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	149
Chapter 7 Penelope’s Subordinated Agency Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	175
Chapter 8 The Politics of Ithaca From Collective Trauma to Amnesty’s End Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	203
Chapter 9 The Therapy of Oblivion, Unforgettable Pain, and the Odyssey’s End Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	241
Conclusion Escaping (the) Story’s Bounds Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	275
Works Cited Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	291
Index of Ancient Passages Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	319
Index of Subjects Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	327

(Deutsch)

Language: English
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Audience: General/trade;
Pages
- Main content: 360
Illustrations
- Illustrations: 2
- Tables: 2
- Other: 2 charts
Keywords: Homer and Psychology; Cognitive Science and Homer; Meaning of the Odyssey; Therapy and Epic/Homer; Homeric Theory of Mind

eBook

Published: December 15, 2020
ISBN: 9781501752360