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"The Limits of Heroism: Homer and the Ethics of Reading examines the difficulty and danger of human desire in both the Iliad and the Odyssey, as it explores the uncertainty of decision making and the relationship of desire to heroic ideology. The Limits of Heroism applies curren…

The limits of heroism: Homer and the ethics of reading

by Buchan, Mark

fromBody, in theory

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"The Limits of Heroism: Homer and the Ethics of Reading examines the difficulty and danger of human desire in both the Iliad and the Odyssey, as it explores the uncertainty of decision making and the relationship of desire to heroic ideology." "The Limits of Heroism applies curr…

Heroes' names, Homeric identities

by Higbie, Carolyn

fromGarland reference library of the humanities

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Studie over het werk van de Oudgriekse dichter (8e eeuw v. Chr.) tegen de achtergrond van de Griekse orale literatuur.

Oedipus borealis: the aberrant body in old Icelandic myth and saga

by Sayers, Edna Edith

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"Oedipus borealis argues that many well known figures in the Icelandic saga literature are based on mythic prototypes, and that both saga heroes and mythic figures are modeled on a pattern in which physical disability or deformity is linked with both sexual deviance and supernat…

Heroes and legends of fin-de-siècle France: gender, politics, and national identity

by Datta, Venita

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"In Heroes and Legends of Fin-de-Siècle France Venita Datta examines representations of fictional and real heroes in the boulevard theater and mass press during the fin de siècle (1880-1914), illuminating the role of gender in the construction of national identity during this fo…

"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 questions about what could …

The best of the Achaeans: concepts of the hero in Archaic Greek poetry

by Nagy, Gregory

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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 new questions about what could …

Carnivals, rogues, and heroes: an interpretation of the Brazilian dilemma

by Matta, Roberto da

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"Carnivals, Rogues, and heroes, by renowned Brazilian anthropologist Roberto DaMatta, offers a fresh, provocative, and multi-faceted interpretation of Brazil, a modern, complex, and often misunderstood nation that encompasses half of the continent of South America." "Using the t…

Carnivals, rogues, and heroes: an interpretation of the Brazilian dilemma

by Matta, Roberto da

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"Carnivals, Rogues, and heroes, by renowned Brazilian anthropologist Roberto DaMatta, offers a fresh, provocative, and multi-faceted interpretation of Brazil, a modern, complex, and often misunderstood nation that encompasses half of the continent of South America." "Using the t…