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The Wounded Hero: Non-Fatal Injury in Homer’s Iliad

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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.

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Format
Paperback
Publisher
Peter Lang Publishing
Country
United States
Date
1 October 2006
Pages
344
ISBN
9780820483504

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.

Read More
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Peter Lang Publishing
Country
United States
Date
1 October 2006
Pages
344
ISBN
9780820483504