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The Best of the Achaeans Gregory Nagy (Harvard University)

The Best of the Achaeans By Gregory Nagy (Harvard University)

The Best of the Achaeans by Gregory Nagy (Harvard University)


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His book remains an engaging introduction both to the concept of the hero in Hellenic civilization and to the poetic forms through which the hero is defined: the Iliad and Odyssey in particular and archaic Greek poetry in general.

The Best of the Achaeans Summary

The Best of the Achaeans: Concepts of the Hero in Archaic Greek Poetry by Gregory Nagy (Harvard University)

Despite widespread interest in the Greek hero as a cult figure, little was written about the relationship between the cult practices and the portrayals of the hero in poetry. The first edition of The Best of the Achaeans bridged that gap, raising new questions about what could be known or conjectured about Greek heroes. In this revised edition, which features a new preface by the author, Gregory Nagy reconsiders his conclusions in the light of the subsequent debate and resumes his discussion of the special status of heroes in ancient Greek life and poetry. His book remains an engaging introduction both to the concept of the hero in Hellenic civilization and to the poetic forms through which the hero is defined: the Iliad and Odyssey in particular and archaic Greek poetry in general.

About Gregory Nagy (Harvard University)

Gregory Nagy is Francis Jones Professor of Classical Greek Literature and Professor of Comparative Literature at Harvard University. His books include Pindar's Homer: The Lyric Possession of an Epic Past, also available from Johns Hopkins.

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GOR007502792
9780801860157
0801860156
The Best of the Achaeans: Concepts of the Hero in Archaic Greek Poetry by Gregory Nagy (Harvard University)
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Johns Hopkins University Press
1998-11-20
424
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