Mortal Hero: An Introduction to Homer's Iliad

Schein, Seth L.

ISBN 10: 0520051289 / ISBN 13: 9780520051287

Published by University of California Press, 1984

University of California Press: 1984. Octavo. Hardcover with a dust jacket. First edition. Inscribed by the author to the late scholar Harry Berger. Denim-colored boards with bronze lettering along the spine. About 12 pages in the text block have been underlined by Harry Berger. Unclipped jacket has very minor rubbing along the edges. Book and jacket are both in very good condition. Seller Inventory # ABE-1658081655291

Synopsis:

Discusses Greek poetic traditions, analyzes the themes of the Iliad, and looks at the portrayal of Achilles, Hektor, and the gods.

From the Inside Flap: "The most judicious, balanced, unhobbyhorsical, insightful book on the Iliad that I have ever read, deeply versed in scholarship, . . . profoundly in touch with what seems to me the true greatness of the poem; a combination of carefully researched, eclectic knowledge and opinion on the one hand and often striking, but never sensationalistic, original insight on the other. . . .I should think that every teach of the Iliad . . . would find the book invaluable."--Norman Rabkin, English, University of California, Berkeley "Schein does a good job of conveying the essential moral questions of the Iliad with respect for the text and a well-chosen synthesis of the linguistic and structural contributions of recent scholars like Benveniste, Nagy, Redfield, Austin, Nagler, and Kakridis . . . . The usefulness of the work lies in the integration of diverse approaches into a readable and lucid whole and an obvious love of the poem and thorough familiarity with the text. For the student or harried humanities instructor who wants to read one literary study of the Iliad, this would be a good choice."--Charles Segal, Classics, Brown University "Seth Schein's book is a carefully written and lucid expose of the current state of Homeric studies. Interesting and reliable, it will be of great service to novices and specialists alike."--Gregory Nagy, Classics, Harvard University

Bibliographic Details

Title: Mortal Hero: An Introduction to Homer's Iliad
Publisher: University of California Press
Publication Date: 1984
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Very Good
Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good
Signed: Inscribed by Author(s)
Edition: 1st Edition