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Subject(s)

• Epic poetry, Greek—History and criticism [Browse]
• Homer—Iliad [Browse]

Series

• Wisconsin studies in classics [More in this series]
• Wisconsin studies in classics. [More in this series]

Notes

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Bibliographic references

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Language note

English

Contents

• Intro
• Contents
• Preface
• Introduction: Riddles of Identity in the Iliad
• 1. The Tragedy of Achilles: The Iliad as a Poem of Betrayal
• 2. Comedy and Class Struggle
• 3. The Politics of Poetry
• 4. The Poetry of Politics
• 5. Couples: The Iliad on Intimacy
• 6. Flirtations
• 7. The Afterlife of Homer
• Conclusion: How to Sum Up the Iliad in a Riddle
• Notes
• References
• Index.

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ISBN

• 1-283-69209-0
• 0-299-28633-9

OCLC

• 814694118
• 927484021

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