The Pity Of Achilles
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The Pity Of Achilles
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Author : Jinyo Kim
language : en
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Release Date : 2000
The Pity Of Achilles written by Jinyo Kim and has been published by Rowman & Littlefield this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000 with Drama categories.
In The Pity of Achilleus, Jinyo Kim examines how the major themes of the Iliad--Achilleus' 'wrath, ' heroic values such as honor and glory, and human mortality and suffering, to mention the most widely recognized--are connected to each other in a way that reveals the poem's structural coherence and unity. Kim asks whether Achilleus' pity toward Priam at the poem's close is, as is widely believed, a poetic deus ex machina. In other words, is the conception of Achilleus' pity an expression of a 'later' and 'more civilized' era, as a way of 'correcting' the warlike savagery that is an undeniable and significant part of the poem? She concludes, rather, that Achilleus' final reconciliation with the old king of Troy-- his 'enemy' according to the warrior ethos in the Iliad-- represents the integral and ultimate resolution of the theme of Achilleus' 'wrath' that is announced in the poem's opening lines. This book will be valuable for students and scholars of classical literature and classical civilization.
The Iliad Homer Updated Edition
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Author : Harold Bloom
language : en
Publisher: Infobase Publishing
Release Date : 2009
The Iliad Homer Updated Edition written by Harold Bloom and has been published by Infobase Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009 with Achilles (Greek mythology) in literature categories.
Presents a series of critical essays discussing the structure, themes, and subject matter of Homer's The Iliad.
The Iliad And The Odyssey
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Author : Jan Parker
language : en
Publisher: Pen and Sword Military
Release Date : 2021-10-13
The Iliad And The Odyssey written by Jan Parker and has been published by Pen and Sword Military this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-10-13 with History categories.
The Iliad dealing with the final stages of the Trojan War and The Odyssey with return and aftermath were central to the Classical Greeks' self identity and world view. Epic poems attributed to Homer, they underpinned ideas about heroism, masculinity and identity; about glory, sacrifice and the pity of war; about what makes life worth living. From Achilles, Patroclus and Agamemnon in the Greek camp, Hektor, Paris and Helen in Troy's citadel, the drama of the battlefield and the gods looking on, to Odysseus' adventures and vengeful return - Jan Parker here offers the ideal companion to exploring key events, characters and major themes. A book-by-book synopsis and commentary discuss the heroes' relationships, values and psychology and the narratives' shimmering presentation of war, its victims and the challenges of return and reintegration. Essays set the epics in their historical context and trace the key terms; the 'Journey Home from War' continues with 'Afterstories' of both heroes and their women. Whether you've always wanted to go deeper into these extraordinary works or are coming to them for the first time, The Iliad and the Odyssey: The Trojan War, Tragedy and Aftermath will help you understand and enjoy Homer's monumentally important work.
The Shield Of Achilles
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Author : W. H. Auden
language : en
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Release Date : 2024-05-07
The Shield Of Achilles written by W. H. Auden and has been published by Princeton University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-05-07 with Literary Criticism categories.
"The first critical edition of W. H. Auden's poetry collection The Shield of Achilles, which won the 1956 National Book Award in Poetry, this book will include the complete text of Auden's award-winning volume The Shield of Achilles, accompanied critical commentary by Alan Jacobs: a preface to provide historical and publishing context; a longer introduction to orient the reader to the poems themselves; and detailed notes on words or passages in need of clarification for contemporary readers. Jacobs, who has edited two previous critical editions of Auden's poetry, argues that this was the most important single collection of poems Auden published, and also the most coherent of his collections. The two poetic sequences, "Bucolics" and "Horae Canonicae," bookend a remarkable set of lyrics, with "The Shield of Achilles" itself at the heart. One of Auden's last long poems, it refers to moment in The Iliad in which Thetis, mother of Achilles, asks Hephaestus to forge a shield for her son. Auden re-imagines how the shield of Achilles would look in the modern age, when the rules of war and the role of the hero have been rewritten. While the volume was widely praised, it is now out of print (although the title poem is included in larger collections of Auden's poetry). A critical edition allows readers to better understand and appreciate one of Auden's most important later poetic works, written in what Jacobs describes as "a poetic idiom that differs quite significantly from what anyone else at the time was doing. . . . it is, in a vital sense, public poetry and it can be enjoyed, understood, and profited from. This edition is meant to make that enjoyment, understanding, and profit easier of access.""--
The Heart Of Achilles
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Author : Graham Zanker
language : en
Publisher: University of Michigan Press
Release Date : 1994
The Heart Of Achilles written by Graham Zanker and has been published by University of Michigan Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1994 with History categories.
Explores the moral choices and values Homer offers in his Iliad
Homer On The Gods And Human Virtue
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Author : Peter J. Ahrensdorf
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2014-09-22
Homer On The Gods And Human Virtue written by Peter J. Ahrensdorf and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-09-22 with History categories.
This book seeks to restore Homer to his rightful place among the principal figures in political and moral philosophy.
Ancient Forgiveness
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Author : Charles L. Griswold
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2012
Ancient Forgiveness written by Charles L. Griswold and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012 with History categories.
In this book, eminent scholars of classical antiquity and ancient and medieval Judaism and Christianity explore the nature and place of forgiveness in the pre-modern Western world. They discuss whether the concept of forgiveness, as it is often understood today, was absent, or at all events more restricted in scope than has been commonly supposed, and what related ideas (such as clemency or reconciliation) may have taken the place of forgiveness. An introductory chapter reviews the conceptual territory of forgiveness and illuminates the potential breadth of the idea, enumerating the important questions a theory of the subject should explore. The following chapters examine forgiveness in the contexts of classical Greece and Rome; the Hebrew Bible, the Talmud, and Moses Maimonides; and the New Testament, the Church Fathers, and Thomas Aquinas.
The Fate Of Achilles
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Author :
language : en
Publisher: Getty Publications
Release Date : 2011
The Fate Of Achilles written by and has been published by Getty Publications this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011 with Art categories.
Retelling of the life and fate of Achilles in Homer's Iliad.
Homeric Speech And The Origins Of Rhetoric
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Author : Rachel Ahern Knudsen
language : en
Publisher: JHU Press
Release Date : 2014-04-01
Homeric Speech And The Origins Of Rhetoric written by Rachel Ahern Knudsen and has been published by JHU Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-04-01 with Literary Criticism categories.
Knudsen argues that Homeric epics are the locus for the origins of rhetoric. Traditionally, Homer's epics have been the domain of scholars and students interested in ancient Greek poetry, and Aristotle's rhetorical theory has been the domain of those interested in ancient rhetoric. Rachel Ahern Knudsen believes that this academic distinction between poetry and rhetoric should be challenged. Based on a close analysis of persuasive speeches in the Iliad, Knudsen argues that Homeric poetry displays a systematic and technical concept of rhetoric and that many Iliadic speakers in fact employ the rhetorical techniques put forward by Aristotle. Rhetoric, in its earliest formulation in ancient Greece, was conceived as the power to change a listener’s actions or attitudes through words—particularly through persuasive techniques and argumentation. Rhetoric was thus a “technical” discipline in the ancient Greek world, a craft (technê) that was rule-governed, learned, and taught. This technical understanding of rhetoric can be traced back to the works of Plato and Aristotle, which provide the earliest formal explanations of rhetoric. But do such explanations constitute the true origins of rhetoric as an identifiable, systematic practice? If not, where does a technique-driven rhetoric first appear in literary and social history? Perhaps the answer is in Homeric epics. Homeric Speech and the Origins of Rhetoric demonstrates a remarkable congruence between the rhetorical techniques used by Iliadic speakers and those collected in Aristotle's seminal treatise on rhetoric. Knudsen's claim has implications for the fields of both Homeric poetry and the history of rhetoric. In the former field, it refines and extends previous scholarship on direct speech in Homer by identifying a new dimension within Homeric speech—namely, the consistent deployment of well-defined rhetorical arguments and techniques. In the latter field, it challenges the traditional account of the development of rhetoric, probing the boundaries that currently demarcate its origins, history, and relationship to poetry.
Homer The Preclassic
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Author : Gregory Nagy
language : en
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Release Date : 2010
Homer The Preclassic written by Gregory Nagy and has been published by Univ of California Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010 with Fiction categories.
"Nagy’s brilliant narrative marks the culmination of a lifetime spent investigating Homeric art, resulting in a highly variegated and hugely pleasurable book, fundamental for those who want to appreciate the beauties of epic.” —Richard P. Martin, author of The Language of Heroes