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In addition to sibling comments, an author of a very recent translation has also written an article on xenia in the odyssey https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine
by jhanschoo 3y ago
In addition to sibling comments, an author of a very recent translation has also written an article on xenia in the odyssey https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2017/12/the-odyssey-and-the-other/544110/ https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2017/12/the-ody...
See also their translator's note to their translation
- rgrieselhuber 3y agoGreat article, thanks for sharing.
- jhanschoo 3y agoOops I was mistaken; The article I linked is just a review of the book (and another book). It was Emily Watson's Introduction to her transation of The Odyssey that I was thinking about that touched heavily on xenia. You will be able to read it in the kindle sample https://www.amazon.com/Odyssey-Homer-ebook/dp/B06XKNHGN1/ https://www.amazon.com/Odyssey-Homer-ebook/dp/B06XKNHGN1/ .
- glial 3y agoWell worth the read -- I saw both the Odyssey and the Trojan war in a different light after reading this essay.