Homer and the Heroic Tradition

Cedric H. Whitman

Published by Harvard University Press 1958

Homer and the Heroic Tradition

Cedric H. Whitman

https://doi.org/10.4159/harvard.9780674862845

Contents

Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
PREFACE Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	vii
CONTENTS Publicly Available Download PDF	xiii
Introduction Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	xv
I. THE MEANING OF UNITY Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
II. THE MEMORY OF THE ACHAEANS Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	17
III. ATHENS, 1200–700 B.C. Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	46
IV. FESTIVALS, PISISTRATUS, AND WRITING Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	65
V. HOMER AND GEOMETRIC ART Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	87
VI IMAGE, SYMBOL, AND FORMULA Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	102
VII. FIRE AND OTHER ELEMENTS Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	128
VIII. HOMERIC CHARACTER AND THE TRADITION Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	154
IX. ACHILLES: EVOLUTION OF A HERO Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	181
X. FATE, TIME, AND THE GODS Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	221
XI. THE GEOMETRIC STRUCTURE OF THE ILIAD Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	249
XII. THE ODYSSEY AND CHANGE Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	285
NOTES Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	313
INDEX Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	359
Backmatter Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	366

(Deutsch)

Language: English
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Copyright year: 1958
Edition: Reprint 2014
Audience: Professional and scholarly;
Pages
- Front matter: 12
- Main content: 365
Illustrations
- Illustrations: 1
- Other: 1 Chart
Keywords: Epic poetry, Greek -- History and criticism.; Oral tradition -- Greece.; Oral-formulaic analysis.; Homer -- Criticism and interpretation.

eBook

Published: October 1, 2013
ISBN: 9780674862845

Hardcover

Published: February 5, 1958
ISBN: 9780674862838