Publication
Imprint: New York : Free Press an imprint of Simon and Schuster, 2008. Edition: First edition. Responsibility: Norman Fischer. OCLC Number: 190784911. Physical: Text : 1 volume : x, 234 pages ; 23 cm. Features: Includes bibliography.
Call number
Epic / Fisch
ISBN
9781416560210
Collections
CSS Library Notes
Named Person: Homer.
Named Work: Odyssey.
Description: Reveals the universal lessons that can be found in the epic, explaining how Odysseus's struggles can teach readers about living a life of purpose, managing dynamic relationships, and distinguishing between truth and deception.
Table of Contents: Introduction --
Stting forth. The sea of stories --
The paradox of return --
Waiting --
Speak your grief --
False stories --
Leaving home --
A mentor's path to enlightenment --
Practice with the body --
Disaster. Working with disaster, pleasure, and time --
The lotus eaters : remembering to practice --
Being nobody --
Fatigue --
Circe, or, desire --
The land of the dead --
The siren call --
Impossible choices : Scylla and Charybdis --
Return. Sleep --
Reveal yourself --
Love's risk --
On the threshold --
Laertes, or Forgiveness --
Peace.
Location: COLLECTION: Ancient & Primal Religions -- SECTION: Myth & Mythology / Filing name: Fischer
Topics: In TinyCat -- See "Tags" above for our libraries topic areas. See "Subjects" below for LCSH (Library of Congress Subject Headings) (note you can tour our library via Tags or LCSH, but LCHS are not available for all items in our holdings).
FY2011 /
Named Work: Odyssey.
Description: Reveals the universal lessons that can be found in the epic, explaining how Odysseus's struggles can teach readers about living a life of purpose, managing dynamic relationships, and distinguishing between truth and deception.
Table of Contents: Introduction --
Stting forth. The sea of stories --
The paradox of return --
Waiting --
Speak your grief --
False stories --
Leaving home --
A mentor's path to enlightenment --
Practice with the body --
Disaster. Working with disaster, pleasure, and time --
The lotus eaters : remembering to practice --
Being nobody --
Fatigue --
Circe, or, desire --
The land of the dead --
The siren call --
Impossible choices : Scylla and Charybdis --
Return. Sleep --
Reveal yourself --
Love's risk --
On the threshold --
Laertes, or Forgiveness --
Peace.
Location: COLLECTION: Ancient & Primal Religions -- SECTION: Myth & Mythology / Filing name: Fischer
Topics: In TinyCat -- See "Tags" above for our libraries topic areas. See "Subjects" below for LCSH (Library of Congress Subject Headings) (note you can tour our library via Tags or LCSH, but LCHS are not available for all items in our holdings).
FY2011 /
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Physical description
x, 234 p.; 23 cm
Description
In the tradition of How Proust Can Change Your Life, this work reveals the universal lessons and profound personal guidance within Homer's classic Greek epic, The Odyssey.
Language
Original language
English