Displaying the top 100 results that match your query. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/rssapi.jsp?Re=3295&N=3+5229+4294918295 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1009523 Many have forgotten that the subject of the Illiad was war--not merely the poetical romance of the war at Troy, but war, in all its enduring devastation. This groundbreaking reading of Homers epic poem restores the poets vision of the tragedy of war, addressing many of the central questions that define the war experience of every age. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=733033 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=425429 Brann (St. Johns College, Annapolis, Maryland) draws on decades of reading and teaching Homers great epics in her analysis of a series of defining elements in the stories. The volume, which will be useful for undergraduate courses and has a strong focus on character, includes discussion of the gods, the underworld, and time, as well as more particular moments, such as that when Helen recognizes Telemachus. Access to the material is afforded through arrangement in short topical chapters rather than indexing. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=724838 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=135955 In The Heart of Achilles, Graham Zanker addresses the task of reconstructing the ethical thought-world in which the characters of the Iliad live and move. It is only against this background, Zanker argues, that we can convincingly place the ethical status of the heroes and their actions. This in turn helps us to form a comprehensive view of the Iliads characterization of its people, especially that of Achilles by examining all his responses to the question of allegiance, the value of heroic prowess, and of life itself. This volume is Zankers contribution to the vital debate rising from A. W. H. Adkins work on the Iliad. Adkins traced unkinder, ungentler values in the epic. Zanker settles the resulting heated debate by his consideration of the relations between the quieter drives and the competitive incentives, by closely examining the Priam-Achilles scene (not treated by Adkins), and by showing how the epic demonstrates that transcending the values held by ones group is most extraordinary. This volume is intended for the specialist and nonspecialist alike; no knowledge of Greek is required to follow the argument. Students of Greek literature and ethics as well as those of morality more broadly defined will find much of value in The Heart of Achilles.--BOOK JACKET. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=92826