The Best of the Achaeans: Concepts of the Hero in Archaic Greek Poetry by Gregory Nagy

The Best of the Achaeans: Concepts of the Hero in Archaic Greek Poetry

Gregory Nagy

424 pages first pub 1979 (editions)

nonfiction history poetry challenging informative reflective slow-paced

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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 ...

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