Grief and the hero : the futility of longing in the Iliad

Grief and the hero : the futility of longing in the Iliad / Emily P. Austin.

"Grief and the Hero examines Achilles' experience of the futility of grief in the context of the Iliad's study of anger. No action can undo his friend Patroklos' death, but the experience of death drives him to behave as though he can achieve something restorative. Rather than as...

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Main Author: Austin, Emily P. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, [2021]
Subjects:
Homer. > Iliad.
Achilles > (Mythological character)
Grief in literature.
Desire in literature.
Anger in literature.
Emotions in literature.
Table of Contents:
  • Grief, longing, and anger : an introduction
  • Pothê in the Iliad
  • Longing, anger, and futility
  • How pothê changes the story
  • Grief for Hektor
  • Conclusion.

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