Ransom, revenge, and heroic identity in the Iliad /

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Wilson offers a fundamentally new reading of the quarrel between Agamemnon and Achilleus, presenting a detailed anthropology of compensation in Archaic Greece, and demonstrating how the struggle over definitions was a central feature of elite competition for status in the fluid ranking system of Hom...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Wilson, Donna F., 1953-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Cambridge, UK ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2002.
Subjects:
Homer. > Iliad.
Agamemnon, > King of Mycenae (Mythological character) > In literature.
Achilles > (Mythological character) > In literature.
Homère. > Iliade.
Achilles > (Mythological character)
Agamemnon, > King of Mycenae (Mythological character)
Iliad (Homer)
Epic poetry, Greek > History and criticism.
Trojan War > Literature and the war.
Identity (Psychology) in literature.
Revenge in literature.
Heroes in literature.
Poésie épique grecque > Histoire et critique.
Agamemnon (Mythologie grecque) dans la littérature.
Achille (Mythologie grecque) dans la littérature.
Guerre de Troie > Littérature et guerre.
Identité (Psychologie) dans la littérature.
Vengeance dans la littérature.
Héros dans la littérature.
LITERARY CRITICISM > Ancient & Classical.
Epic poetry, Greek
Heroes in literature
Identity (Psychology) in literature
Literature
Revenge in literature
Ilias (Homerus)
Compensatie.
Rolconflicten.
Hämnd i litteraturen.
Hjältar i litteraturen.
Electronic books.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface and Acknowledgments; INTRODUCTION Compensation and Heroic Identity; 1 Ransom and Revenge; 2 Agamemnon and Chryses; 3 The Quarrel; 4 The Embassy to Achilleus; 5 Achilleus and Priam; 6 Unlimited Poine; APPENDIX 1 Catalog of Compensation Themes; APPENDIX 2 Arrangement of Compensation Themes; Notes; Abbreviations; References; Index of Homeric Passages; General Index.

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