These nine new essays on Homer's epics deal not only with major Homeric themes of time (honor), kleos (fame), geras (rewards), the psychology of Homeric warriors, and the re-evaluation of type scenes, but also with Homer's influence on contemporary film. Following the introducti…
"Myths reflect, reinforce, and sometimes subvert gender ideologies and so have an influence in the real world. This is true in the present no less than when the Greek and Roman myths were created. The struggles to redefine gender roles and identities in our own time are inevitab…
"Myths reflect, reinforce, and sometimes subvert gender ideologies and so have an influence in the real world. This is true in the present no less than when the Greek and Roman myths were created. The struggles to redefine gender roles and identities in our own time are inevitab…
