Achilles: Paradigms of the War Hero from Homer to the Middle Ages
Katherine Callen King
(Author)
Deborah Nourse Lattimore
(Illustrator)
Description
The powerful portrait of the glorious Greek warrior Achilles presented in Homer's Iliad imbued a particular soldier with transcendent value, linking "soldier" with "hero" in Western culture. Tracing Achilles' appearances in the works of poets, generals, philosophers, priests, and patriots, Katherine Callen King establishes the moral or political significance attached to the hero as a response to shifting mores and contemporary issues.Product Details
Price
$50.34
Publisher
University of California Press
Publish Date
January 07, 1991
Pages
356
Dimensions
6.0 X 9.0 X 0.8 inches | 1.16 pounds
Language
English
Type
Paperback
EAN/UPC
9780520074071
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About the Author
Katherine Callen King is Associate Professor of Classics and Comparative Literature at the University of California, Los Angeles