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In The Heart of Achilles, Graham Zanker addresses the task of reconstructing the ethical thought-world in which the characters of the Iliad live and move. It is only against this background, Zanker argues, that we can convincingly place the ethical status of the heroes and their actions. This in turn helps us to form a comprehensive view of the Iliad's characterization of its people, especially that of Achilles by examining all his responses to the question of allegiance, the value of heroic prowess, and of life itself.
This volume is Zanker's contribution to the vital debate rising from A. W. H. Adkins' work on the Iliad. Adkins traced unkinder, ungentler values in the epic. Zanker settles the resulting heated debate by his consideration of the relations between the quieter drives and the competitive incentives, by closely examining the Priam-Achilles scene (not treated by Adkins), and by showing how the epic demonstrates that transcending the values held by one's group is most extraordinary.
This volume is intended for the specialist and nonspecialist alike; no knowledge of Greek is required to follow the argument. Students of Greek literature and ethics as well as those of morality more broadly defined will find much of value in The Heart of Achilles.
This volume is Zanker's contribution to the vital debate rising from A. W. H. Adkins' work on the Iliad. Adkins traced unkinder, ungentler values in the epic. Zanker settles the resulting heated debate by his consideration of the relations between the quieter drives and the competitive incentives, by closely examining the Priam-Achilles scene (not treated by Adkins), and by showing how the epic demonstrates that transcending the values held by one's group is most extraordinary.
This volume is intended for the specialist and nonspecialist alike; no knowledge of Greek is required to follow the argument. Students of Greek literature and ethics as well as those of morality more broadly defined will find much of value in The Heart of Achilles.
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Graham Zanker is Senior Lecturer in Classics, University of Canterbury, New Zealand.
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- EditoreUniv of Michigan Pr
- Data di pubblicazione2018
- ISBN 10 0472105140
- ISBN 13 9780472105144
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- Numero di pagine184
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