Homer and the heroic tradition. [electronic resource]
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TextLanguage: English Publication details: Cambridge, Harvard University Press, 1958.Description: xii, 365 p. 24 cmSubject(s): DDC classification: - 883.1
- PA4037 .W66
- 18.43
Bibliographical references included in "Notes" (p. [313]-356).
The meaning of unity -- The memory of the Achaeans -- Athens, 1200-700 B.C. -- Festivals, Pisistratus, and writing -- Homer and geometric art -- Image, symbol, and formula -- Fire and other elements -- Homeric character and the tradition -- Achilles : evolution of a hero -- Fate, time, and the gods -- The geometric structure of The Iliad -- The Odyssey and change.
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