The best of the Achaeans
concepts of the hero in Archaic Greek poetry
by Gregory Nagy
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Despite widespread interest in the Greek hero as a cult figure, little was written about the relationship between the cult practices and the portrayals of the hero in poetry. The first edition of The Best of the Achaeans bridged that gap, raising new questions about what could be known or conjectured about Greek heroes.
In this revised edition, which features a new preface, Gregory Nagy reconsiders his conclusions in the light of the subsequent debate and resumes his discussion of the special status of heroes in ancient Greek life and poetry. His book remains an engaging introduction both to the concept of the hero in Hellenic civilization and to the poetic forms through which the hero is defined: the Iliad and Odyssey in particular and archaic Greek poetry in general.
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Characters, Epic poetry, Greek, Greek Epic poetry, Heroes, Heroes in literature, History and criticism, Poésie grecque, Literatur, Heros, Grieks, Héros dans la littérature, Dichtkunst, Thèmes, motifs, Letterkunde, Helden (personen), Held, Griechisch, Homer, Epic poetry, history and criticism, Greek poetry, history and criticism, Greek poetry, Themes, motives, Personnages, Gedichten, Poesie epique grecque, Histoire et critique, Heros dans la litteraturePeople
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The best of the Achaeans: concepts of the hero in Archaic Greek poetry
1999, Johns Hopkins University Press
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The Best of the Achaeans: Concepts of the Hero in Archaic Greek Poetry
October 1, 1998, The Johns Hopkins University Press
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The Best of the Achaeans: Concepts of the Hero in Archaic Greek Poetry
August 1, 1981, The Johns Hopkins University Press
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The best of the Achaeans: concepts of the hero in Archaic Greek poetry
1979, Johns Hopkins University Press
in English
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Bibliography: p. 355-373.
Includes indexes.
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"1. My approach to archaic Greek poetry is based on two major working assumptions."
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