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 assumin...

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Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	Austin, Emily P. (Author)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Ann Arbor, Michigan : University of Michigan Press, [2021]
Subjects:	Homer. > Iliad. Grief in literature. Heroes in literature. Desire in literature. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book