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Desire in the Iliad : the force that moves the epic and its audience /

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The first study to examine desire in the 'Iliad' in a comprehensive way, explaining its relationship to the epic's narrative structure and audience reception. The author offers a new reading of the poem that shows how the characters' desires, especially those of mortal hero Achil...

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Main Author:	Lesser, Rachel H. (Author)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Oxford, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2022.
Edition:	First edition.
Subjects:	Homer. > Iliad. Iliad (Homer) Desire in literature. Désir dans la littérature. Ancient. HISTORY. Social History. LITERARY COLLECTIONS. Desire in literature Literature: history & criticism. Literature. Electronic books.
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