Propriety, Impropriety, and the Gaining of Kleos in the Phaiakian Episode

Authors

  • Phillip S. Peek

Abstract

A narratological approach to the Phaeacian episode shows that the Phaeacians are ambivalent in terms of the ethics of the Odyssey, needing to be persuaded to give Odysseus the gifts that will help him reestablish his honored status in Ithaca.

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Published

2003-12-25

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