Homeric Durability
| Author | : Lorenzo F. Garcia (Jr.) |
| Publisher | : Harvard University Press |
| Total Pages | : 0 |
| Release | : 2013 |
| ISBN-10 | : 0674073231 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9780674073234 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (234 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Homeric Durability by : Lorenzo F. Garcia (Jr.)
Download or read book Homeric Durability written by Lorenzo F. Garcia (Jr.) and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2013 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Homeric Durability investigates the concepts of time and decay in the Iliad. Through a framework informed by phenomenology and psychology, Lorenzo Garcia argues that, in moments of pain and sorrow, the Homeric gods are themselves defined by human temporal experience, and so the epic tradition cannot but imagine its own eventual disintegration.