The violent hero : Heracles in the Greek imagination

The violent hero : Heracles in the Greek imagination / Katherine Lu Hsu.

"This book uses the mythological hero Heracles as a lens for investigating the nature of heroic violence in archaic and classical Greek literature, from Homer through to Aristophanes. Heracles was famous for his great victories as much as for his notorious failures. Driving each of these acts i...

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Main Author: Hsu, Katherine Lu (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London ; New York : Bloomsbury Academic, 2020.
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Subjects:
Heracles > (Greek mythological character)
Violence in literature.
Greek literature > History and criticism.
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Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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Call Number: E-Book PA3015.R5 H78 2020
Status: Available

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