Battle and battle description in Homer : a contribution to the history of war / Franz Albracht ; translated and edited by Peter Jones, Malcolm Willcock and Gabriele Wright.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Albracht, Franz, 1848-1909.

Contributor:

Jones, Peter, 1942 April 25-

Wright, Gabriele, 1955-

Willcock, Malcolm M.

Standardized Title:

Kampf und Kampfschilderung bei Homer. English

Language:

English

German

Subjects (All):

Homer--Criticism and interpretation.

Homer.

Epic poetry, Greek--History and criticism.

Epic poetry, Greek.

Battles in literature.

Military art and science in literature.

Criticism and interpretation.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (140 pages)

Place of Publication:

London : Duckworth, 2005.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Acknowledging that Homer is a poet, not a staff instructor, Albracht works carefully through the Homeric text to produce a persuasive picture of the workings of battle in the "Iliad", in two parts: Part 1 the council of war, marshalling of the troops, the use of chariots, the advance into battle, the standing fight, the massed attack and defence, retreat, flight and pursuit; in Part 2 protection in the field, attack and defence of a fortified camp and the siege and defence of a fortified city. Throughout he offers the reader explanations of the details of the battle narrative.

Notes:

Includes bibliographic references and index.

Other Format:

Original

ISBN:

9781472539649

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.