The Resource An odyssey : a father, a son and an epic, Daniel Mendelsohn
An odyssey : a father, a son and an epic, Daniel Mendelsohn
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- Summary
- When 81-year-old Jay Mendelsohn decides to enrol in the undergraduate seminar on the Odyssey that his son Daniel teaches at Bard College, the two find themselves on an adventure as profoundly emotional as it is intellectual. For Jay, a retired research scientist who sees the world through a mathematician's unforgiving eyes, this return to the classroom is his 'one last chance' to learn the great literature he'd neglected in his youth - and, even more, a final opportunity to understand his son. But through the sometimes uncomfortable months that follow, as the two men explore Homer's great work together - first in the classroom, where Jay persistently challenges his son's interpretations, and then during a surprise-filled Mediterranean journey retracing Odysseus' legendary voyages - it becomes clear that Daniel has much to learn, too
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 304 pages
- Note
- Originally published: 2017
- Isbn
- 9780007545131
- Label
- An odyssey : a father, a son and an epic
- Title
- An odyssey
- Title remainder
- a father, a son and an epic
- Statement of responsibility
- Daniel Mendelsohn
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- When 81-year-old Jay Mendelsohn decides to enrol in the undergraduate seminar on the Odyssey that his son Daniel teaches at Bard College, the two find themselves on an adventure as profoundly emotional as it is intellectual. For Jay, a retired research scientist who sees the world through a mathematician's unforgiving eyes, this return to the classroom is his 'one last chance' to learn the great literature he'd neglected in his youth - and, even more, a final opportunity to understand his son. But through the sometimes uncomfortable months that follow, as the two men explore Homer's great work together - first in the classroom, where Jay persistently challenges his son's interpretations, and then during a surprise-filled Mediterranean journey retracing Odysseus' legendary voyages - it becomes clear that Daniel has much to learn, too
- Biography type
- contains biographical information
- Cataloging source
- StDuBDS
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1960-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Mendelsohn, Daniel Adam
- Dewey number
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- 883'.01
- 883.01
- Index
- no index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Homer
- Mendelsohn, Daniel Adam
- Mendelsohn, Jay
- Fathers and sons
- Mediterranean Region
- Literature
- Label
- An odyssey : a father, a son and an epic, Daniel Mendelsohn
- Note
- Originally published: 2017
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 9780007545131
- Dimensions
- 20 cm
- Extent
- 304 pages
- Isbn
- 9780007545131
- Isbn Type
- (pbk.)
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Label
- An odyssey : a father, a son and an epic, Daniel Mendelsohn
- Note
- Originally published: 2017
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 9780007545131
- Dimensions
- 20 cm
- Extent
- 304 pages
- Isbn
- 9780007545131
- Isbn Type
- (pbk.)
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
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