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The death and afterlife of Achilles / Jonathan S. Burgess.

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Burgess, Jonathan S., 1960- author.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Epic poetry, Greek--History and criticism.
Epic poetry, Greek.
Achilles (Mythological character)--In literature.
Achilles.
Homer. Iliad.
Homer.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (xii, 184 p. ) ill., maps ;
Place of Publication:
Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2009.
Language Note:
English
Contents:
The early life of Achilles
The death of Achilles
The destiny of Achilles in the Iliad
Intertextuality and oral epic
The death of Achilles in the Iliad
Motif sequences in the Iliad
Burial and afterlife of Achilles
Tomb and cult of Achilles.
Notes:
Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
Includes bibliographical references (pages [159]-175) and index.
Description based on print version record.
ISBN:
1-4214-0361-7
OCLC:
794701452

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