| The Wounded Hero: Non-Fatal Injury in Homer's Iliad Contributor(s): Neal, Tamara (Author) |
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ISBN: 0820483508 ISBN-13: 9780820483504 Publisher: Peter Lang Publishing OUR PRICE: $90.20 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2006 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Foreign Language Study | Ancient Languages (see Also Latin) |
| Dewey: 883.01 |
| LCCN: 2006048627 |
| Series: Sapheneia: Contributions to Classical Philology |
| Physical Information: 344 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: An investigation of non-fatal injury and bloodspill in Homer's Iliad, this book demonstrates the crucial significance of these motifs in the epic. They are shown to be fundamental to defining heroic status and a powerful means for developing the narrative and thematic structures of the poem. |