| Wounding and Death in the 'Iliad': Homeric Techniques of Description Contributor(s): Friedrich, Wolf-Hartmut (Author), Wright, Gabriele (Translator), Jones, Peter (Translator) |
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ISBN: 0715629832 ISBN-13: 9780715629833 Publisher: Bristol Classical Press OUR PRICE: $173.25 Product Type: Hardcover Published: September 2003 Annotation: W.-H. Friedrich's "Verwundung und Tod in Der Ilias" was originally published in 1956. Never before translated into English, its importance has slowly come to be recognised: first, because it discusses in detail the plausibility (or otherwise) of the wounds received on the Homeric battlefield and is therefore of considerable interest to historians of medicine; and second, because it makes a serious and sustained effort to grapple with the question of style, and thus confronts an issue which oral theory has scarcely touched. Peter Jones adds a Preface briefly locating the work within the terms of oral theory; Kenneth Saunders, Emeritus Professor of Medicine at St George's Hospital Medical School, London, updates Friedrich's medical analyses in a full Appendix. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Ancient And Classical - Medical | History - History |
| Dewey: 883.01 |
| LCCN: 2004426592 |
| Physical Information: 0.76" H x 6.16" W x 9.54" (1.02 lbs) 186 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: W.-H. Friedrich's Verwundung und Tod in Der Ilias was originally published in 1956. Never before translated into English, its importance has slowly come to be recognised: first, because it discusses in detail the plausibility (or otherwise) of the wounds received on the Homeric battlefield and is therefore of considerable interest to historians of medicine; and second, because it makes a serious and sustained effort to grapple with the question of style, and thus confronts an issue which oral theory has scarcely touched. Peter Jones adds a Preface briefly locating the work within the terms of oral theory; Kenneth Saunders (Emeritus Professor of Medicine at St George's Hospital Medical School, London) updates Friedrich's medical analyses in a full Appendix. |
Contributor Bio(s): Friedrich, Wolf-Hartmut: - Peter Jones is one of the best-known figures in the teaching and appreciation of the Classics. Co-founder of Friends of Classics, he has published widely on Homer and is a regular contributor to national newspapers. Gabriele Wright studied English, Classics and Italian at Cologne and Princeton and has taught Greek at Newcastle University..... |