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| Title | Homer's hero: human excellence in the Iliad and the Odyssey |
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| Creators | Kundmueller Michelle M., |
| Collection | Электронные книги зарубежных издательств ; Общая коллекция |
| Subjects | Heroes in literature. ; Characters and characteristics. ; EBSCO eBooks |
| Document type | Other |
| Language | English |
| Rights | Доступ по паролю из сети Интернет (чтение, печать, копирование) |
| Record key | on1122790897 |
| Record create date | 10/10/2019 |
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- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction: Human Excellence in Homer
- Arendt: Human Excellence in Public Pursuit of Honor
- Socrates: Human Excellence in the Preference for Private Life
- Homeric Excellence
- Reading “Homer’s” Texts: The Iliad and the Odyssey
- Part I: The Iliad
- 1 Homer’s Honor-Loving Heroes: Ajax and Agamemnon
- Ajax, Wall of the Achaians
- Agamemnon, Lord of Men
- Agamemnon, the Lion
- Agamemnon, Shepherd of the People
- The Shade of Agamemnon
- Conclusion
- 2 Homer’s Love-Torn Heroes: Achilles and Hektor
- Brilliant Achilles
- Hektor, Breaker of Horses
- The Human Price of the Love of Glory
- Conclusion
- 3 Homer’s Pausing Hero: Odysseus at Troy
- Public Odysseus, Like Zeus in Counsel
- Inner Odysseus, Great Glory of the Achaians
- Loving Father of Telemachos
- Conclusion
- 1 Homer’s Honor-Loving Heroes: Ajax and Agamemnon
- Part II: The Odyssey
- 4 A Hero’s Story
- Telling a True Homecoming Story
- The True Homecoming Story
- Conclusion
- 5 Remembering Home
- Distinguishing Home from Pleasure
- Remembering to Remember Home
- The Meaning of Home on the Eve of Homecoming
- Conclusion
- 6 At the Heart of Homecoming
- Lion at Bay
- King Penelope
- Beloved Penelope
- Conclusion
- 7 The Meaning of Homecoming
- “King” in Ithaka
- Athena’s Commands and Odysseus’s Desires
- Athena’s Wrath and Odysseus’s Actions
- Odysseus Minding His Own Business
- Conclusion
- 4 A Hero’s Story
- Conclusion: Homer’s Hero
- The Excellence of the Homeric Hero
- The Justice of the Homeric Hero
- Conclusion
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
