Steven Lowenstam

Gebundenes Buch

As Witnessed by Images

The Trojan War Tradition in Greek and Etruscan Art

Beschreibung

Lowenstam identifies a variety of images and interpretations--some regarded Achilles as a hero, others believed him to be a cruel bully--that reflect and directly respond to the ancient heroic tradition from which the Iliad and Odyssey evolved.

Autor

Steven Lowenstam (1945-2003) was a professor of classics at the University of Oregon. Educated at the University of Chicago and Harvard, he contributed significant scholarship to the field of Homeric studies. He is the author of The Scepter and the Spear: Studies on Forms of Repetition in the Homeric Poems, The Death of Patroklos: A Study in Typology, and numerous journal articles.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Seitenzahl: 248
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. August 2008
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 257mm x 183mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 635g
• ISBN-13: 9780801887758
• ISBN-10: 0801887755
• Artikelnr.: 23345190