The Pity of Achilles

The Pity of Achilles

Author: Jinyo Kim

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Published: 2000

Total Pages: 228

ISBN-13: 9780847686216

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In The Pity of Achilleus, Jinyo Kim examines how the major themes of the Iliad--Achilleus' 'wrath, ' heroic values such as honor and glory, and human mortality and suffering, to mention the most widely recognized--are connected to each other in a way that reveals the poem's structural coherence and unity. Kim asks whether Achilleus' pity toward Priam at the poem's close is, as is widely believed, a poetic deus ex machina. In other words, is the conception of Achilleus' pity an expression of a 'later' and 'more civilized' era, as a way of 'correcting' the warlike savagery that is an undeniable and significant part of the poem? She concludes, rather, that Achilleus' final reconciliation with the old king of Troy-- his 'enemy' according to the warrior ethos in the Iliad-- represents the integral and ultimate resolution of the theme of Achilleus' 'wrath' that is announced in the poem's opening lines. This book will be valuable for students and scholars of classical literature and classical civilization.


The Shield of Achilles

The Shield of Achilles

Author: W. H. Auden

Publisher: Princeton University Press

Published: 2024-05-07

Total Pages: 137

ISBN-13: 0691256586

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Back in print for the first time in decades, Auden’s National Book Award–winning poetry collection, in a critical edition that introduces it to a new generation of readers The Shield of Achilles, which won the National Book Award in 1956, may well be W. H. Auden’s most important, intricately designed, and unified book of poetry. In addition to its famous title poem, which reimagines Achilles’s shield for the modern age, when war and heroism have changed beyond recognition, the book also includes two sequences—“Bucolics” and “Horae Canonicae”—that Auden believed to be among his most significant work. Featuring an authoritative text and an introduction and notes by Alan Jacobs, this volume brings Auden’s collection back into print for the first time in decades and offers the only critical edition of the work. As Jacobs writes in the introduction, Auden’s collection “is the boldest and most intellectually assured work of his career, an achievement that has not been sufficiently acknowledged.” Describing the book’s formal qualities and careful structure, Jacobs shows why The Shield of Achilles should be seen as one of Auden’s most central poetic statements—a richly imaginative, beautifully envisioned account of what it means to live, as human beings do, simultaneously in nature and in history.


Homer on the Gods and Human Virtue

Homer on the Gods and Human Virtue

Author: Peter J. Ahrensdorf

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2014-09-22

Total Pages: 289

ISBN-13: 0521193885

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This book seeks to restore Homer to his rightful place among the principal figures in political and moral philosophy.


Homer

Homer

Author: Barbara Graziosi

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Published: 2019

Total Pages: 145

ISBN-13: 0199589941

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The Iliad and the Odyssey are the cornerstones of Western literature, inspiring artists, writers, philosophers, musicians, playwrights, and film-makers throughout history. Barbara Graziosi introduces Homer's key works and discusses the main literary, historical, and archaeological issues at the heart of Homeric studies.


The Heart of Achilles

The Heart of Achilles

Author: Graham Zanker

Publisher: University of Michigan Press

Published: 1994

Total Pages: 188

ISBN-13: 9780472084005

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Explores the moral choices and values Homer offers in his Iliad


Green on Blue

Green on Blue

Author: Elliot Ackerman

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2015

Total Pages: 272

ISBN-13: 1476778566

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A "debut novel about a young Afghan orphan and the harrowing, intractable nature of war"--Amazon.com.


Homer: Iliad Book XVIII

Homer: Iliad Book XVIII

Author: Homer

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2019-01-10

Total Pages: 277

ISBN-13: 1107067774

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Presents an edition of this outstanding book containing a clear and readable introduction, concise notes on the text and strong literary appreciation.


Bad Trust

Bad Trust

Author: Michael A. Kahn

Publisher:

Published: 2020

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781464212574

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"An ugly trust fund dispute among siblings turns deadly when the trustee brother, Isaiah, is found murdered. Attorney Rachel Gold, initially hired to bring suit against Isaiah on behalf of his sisters, must now defend one against the charge of fratricide. As Rachel and her team seek essential evidence, Rachel struggles with family issues of her own-including relationships with her young son Sam and her boyfriend Abe. The jury is still out on whether or not Rachel can create the work-life balance she is seeking. Bad Trust, the 11th book in the fascinating Rachel Gold Mysteries, is the perfect pick for fans of Lisa Scottoline and Sara Paretsky"--