The Wounded Hero: Non-Fatal Injury in Homer's Iliad by Tamara Neal
The Wounded Hero: Non-Fatal Injury in Homer's Iliad

Tamara Neal

The Wounded Hero: Non-Fatal Injury in Homer's Iliad

Sapheneia: Contributions to Classical Philology

Tamara Neal

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An investigation of non-fatal injury and bloodspill in Homer's Iliad, this book demonstrates the crucial significance of these motifs in the epic. They are shown to be fundamental to defining heroic status and a powerful means for developing the n...

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