The Tears of Achilles - Couverture souple

Monsacré, Hélène

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0674975685 ISBN 13 : 9780674975682

Editeur : Harvard University, Center for Hellenic Studies, 2018

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

Achilles warrior and hero by the protocols of Western culture, should never cry. And yet Homeric epic is full of his tears and those of his companions at Troy. This path-blazing study by Helene Monsacre shows how later ideals of stoically inexpressive manhood run contrary to the poetic vision presented in the Iliad and Odyssey. The epic protagonists, as larger-than-life figures who transcend gender categories, are precisely the men most likely to weep.

Monsacre pursues the paradox of the tearful fighter through a series of lucid and detailed close readings, and examines all aspects of the interactions between men and women in the Homeric poems. Her illuminating analysis, first published in French in 1984, remains bold, fresh, and compelling for anyone touched like Achilles by a world of grief.

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Biographie de l'auteur :

Helene Monsacre is Director of Sciences humaines for Editions Albin Michel, Paris.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Harvard University, Center for Hellenic Studies
• Date d'édition: 2018
• ISBN 10: 0674975685
• ISBN 13: 9780674975682
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 198