Grief and the hero : the futility of longing in the Iliad /

Grief and the Hero examines Achilles' experience of the futility of grief in the context of the Iliad's study of anger. No action can undo his friend Patroklos' death, but the experience of death drives him to behave as though he can achieve something restorative. Rather than assuming...

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Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	Austin, Emily P. (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, [2021]
Subjects:	Homer. > Iliad. Achilles > (Mythological character) Grief in literature. Desire in literature. Anger in literature. Emotions in literature.