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Odyssey: Critical Essay by Sheila Murnaghan

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SOURCE: "Recognition and the Return of Odysseus," in Disguise and Recognition in the "Odyssey," Princeton University Press, 1987, pp. 20-55.

Here, Murnaghan explores the theme of disclosure and recognition as it relates to Odysseus and Laertes, Telemachos, Eumaeus, and Penelope, as well as discussing Odysseus's need to re-establish his past relationships with these characters.

This is a free excerpt of 53 words. There are 10,122 words (approx. 34 pages at 300 words per page) in the full critical essay.

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