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Becoming Achilles : child-sacrifice, war, and misrule in the Iliad and beyond / Richard Holway.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Holway, Richard, 1945-
- Series:
- Greek studies.
- Greek studies: interdisciplinary approaches
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Psychology in literature.
- Families--Greece--History--To 1500.
- Families.
- Epic poetry, Greek--History and criticism.
- Epic poetry, Greek.
- Homer. Iliad.
- Homer.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (446 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Lanham, Md. : Lexington Books, 2012.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Viewing the Iliad and myth through the lens of modern psychology, Richard Holway exposes sacrificial childrearing practices at the root of competitive, glory-seeking ancient Greek cultures. The Iliad dramatizes and cathartically purges not only strife within and between generations but knowledge of sacrificial parenting. Holway's analysis yields a new reading of the Iliad, from its first word to its last, and a revised account of the family dynamics underlying ancient Greek cultures.
- Contents:
- The quarrel
- Heroic psychology
- Mythobiographies
- Catharsis and denial
- Fathers and sons
- Mothers and sons
- Departures from maternal agendas
- Self in crisis.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed.
- ISBN:
- 979-82-16-29540-2
- 1-283-32046-0
- 9786613320469
- 0-7391-4692-0
- OCLC:
- 769101893
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