Ransom, Revenge, and Heroic Identity in the Iliad

Ransom, Revenge, and Heroic Identity in the Iliad
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Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Total Pages : 268
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ISBN-10 : 0521806607
ISBN-13 : 9780521806602
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Download or read book Ransom, Revenge, and Heroic Identity in the Iliad written by Donna F. Wilson and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2002-05-27 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents a detailed anthropology of compensation in the Iliad, with reference to the wider Homeric society.


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