New heroes in antiquity : from Achilles to Antinoos /
Christopher Jones.
Bok Engelsk 2010 C. P. Jones,· Electronic books.
| Utgitt | Cambridge, Mass. : : Harvard University Press, , 2010.
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| Omfang | 1 online resource (138 p.)
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| Opplysninger | Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph. - Introduction -- Poetic heroes -- Local heroes -- Warriors and patriots -- Athletes, poets, philosophers -- Private heroes -- Greek heroes in a Roman world -- Antinoos -- Heroes and saints -- Appendix: Living heroes.. - Heroes and heroines in antiquity inhabited a space somewhere between gods and humans. In this detailed, yet brilliantly wide-ranging analysis, Christopher Jones starts from literary heroes such as Achilles and moves to the historical record of those exceptional men and women who were worshiped after death. This book, wholly new and beautifully written, rescues the hero from literary metaphor and vividly restores heroism to the reality of ancient life.
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| ISBN | 0-674-05408-3. - 0-674-26485-1
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