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9780801823886
The Best of the Achaeans: Concepts of the Hero in Archaic Greek Poetry
by Professor Gregory Nagy
Product details
- ISBN-13: 9780801823886
- ISBN: 0801823889
- Edition: 1ST
- Publication Date: 1981
- Publisher: The Johns Hopkins University Press
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SUMMARY
Despite widespread interest in the Greek hero as a cult figure, little was written about the relationship between the cult practices and the portrayals of the hero in poetry. The first edition of The Best of the Achaeans bridged that gap, raising new quesProfessor Gregory Nagy is the author of 'The Best of the Achaeans: Concepts of the Hero in Archaic Greek Poetry', published 1981 under ISBN 9780801823886 and ISBN 0801823889.
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