Related Books

Sanctified Violence in Homeric Society
Language: en
Pages: 262
Authors: Margo Kitts
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2005-11-07 - Publisher: Cambridge University Press

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

This book focuses on oath-making narratives in the Iliad, through which it articulates a theory of ritualized violence.
Homer’s Iliad
Language: en
Pages: 208
Authors: Martha Krieter-Spiro
Categories: Literary Criticism
Type: BOOK - Published: 2015-07-31 - Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

This commentary on the 3rd book of the Iliad concentrates on the interpretation of the ceremonial single combat between the rivals for Helen, Paris and Menelaus
Speech Presentation in Homeric Epic
Language: en
Pages: 269
Authors: Deborah Beck
Categories: Literary Criticism
Type: BOOK - Published: 2012-11-01 - Publisher: University of Texas Press

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

The Iliad and the Odyssey are emotional powerhouses largely because of their extensive use of direct speech. Yet this characteristic of the Homeric epics has le
Homer’s Iliad
Language: en
Pages: 256
Authors: Magdalene Stoevesandt
Categories: Literary Criticism
Type: BOOK - Published: 2015-11-13 - Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

This commentary on the 6th book of the Iliad concentrates on the interpretation of two episodes which have received a great deal of scholarly attention: the enc
The Iliad - Homer, Updated Edition
Language: en
Pages: 221
Authors: Harold Bloom
Categories: Achilles (Greek mythology) in literature
Type: BOOK - Published: 2009 - Publisher: Infobase Publishing

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Presents a series of critical essays discussing the structure, themes, and subject matter of Homer's The Iliad.