Greek Heroes In And Out Of Hades (Greek Studies: Interdisciplinary Approaches)

Greek Heroes in and out of Hades is a study on heroism and mortality from Homer to Plato. Through systematic readings of a wide range of ancient Greek texts, Stamatia Dova offers innovative hermeneutic approaches to heroic character and a comprehensive overview of the theme of descent to the underworld in the Iliad and the Odyssey, Bacchylides 5, Plato's Symposium, and Euripides' Alcestis.

• | Author: Stamatia Dova
• | Publisher: Lexington Books
• | Publication Date: Mar 27, 2014
• | Number of Pages: 242 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback
• | ISBN-10: 073919285X
• | ISBN-13: 9780739192856