The madness of epic : reading insanity from Homer to Statius

The madness of epic : reading insanity from Homer to Statius / Debra Hershkowitz.

"Madness plays a vital role in many ancient epics: not only do characters go mad, but madness also often occupies a central thematic position in the texts. In this book, Debra Hershkowitz examines from a variety of theoretical angles the representation and poetic function of madness in Greek an...

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Main Author: Hershkowitz, Debra
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Oxford : New York : Clarendon Press ; Oxford University Press, 1998.
Series:Oxford classical monographs.
Subjects:
Statius, P. Papinius > (Publius Papinius) > Characters > Mentally ill.
Homer > Characters > Mentally ill.
Epic poetry, Classical > History and criticism.
Literature and mental illness > Greece.
Literature and mental illness > Rome.
Mental illness in literature.
Mentally ill in literature.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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Dinand Library

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Call Number: PA3022.E6 H4 1998
Status: Available

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