Download or read book Understanding The Odyssey written by Claudia Durst Johnson and published by Greenwood Publishing Group. This book was released on 2003-06-30 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Puts Homer's "Odyssey" into context for students, presenting commentary and primary documents on archaeology, mythology, and class issues of Homer's time, and includes government documents and newspaper articles, relating the work to modern events.