Homer's Odyssey springs to life in comically witty, psychologically rich poetry full of epic resonance in Randall J. VanderMey's Charm School: Five Women of the Odyssey. In dramatic monologues and dialogues, the drama of Odysseus's long-delayed homecoming from the Trojan War is told as a series of encounters with five strong women: Circe, Calypso, Nausicaa, Athena, and Penelope. The famed encounters are there--the Cyclops, the Lotus Eaters, the Clashing Rocks, the descent into the Underworld--but the real story here is one of seduction, faithfulness, devotion to duty, and the ultimate testing of love. Who is the greater hero in the end: tardy Odysseus or long-suffering Penelope? Though full of contemporary references, Charm School is true to its Homeric source; it will make a thought-provoking addition to any course in Greek mythology.

Charm School: Five Women of the Odyssey

Randall J. VanderMey

Artamo Press

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Charm School: Five Women of the Odyssey