by Gregory Nagy (Author)
His book remains an engaging introduction both to the concept of the hero in Hellenic civilization and to the poetic forms through which the hero is defined: the Iliad and Odyssey in particular and archaic Greek poetry in general.
Format: Paperback
Pages: 424
Edition: revised edition
Publisher: The Johns Hopkins University Press
Published: 01 Oct 1998
ISBN 10: 0801860156
ISBN 13: 9780801860157