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Ransom, Revenge, and Heroic Identity in the Iliad (Revised)
by Ransom, Revenge, and Heroic Identity in the Iliad (Revised)
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Wilson examines the nature of compensation--ransom and revenge--in the liad, offering a fundamentally new reading of the quarrel between Agamemnon and Achilles. She presents a detailed anthropology of compensation in Homer, located in the wider context of agonistic exchange, to demonstrate how the struggle over definitions is a central feature of elite competition for status in the zero-sum and fluid ranking system of Homeric society. The study thus asserts the integral role of compensation in the traditional, cultural and poetic matrix of this foundational epic.
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- Cambridge University Pres Brand
- Jan 25, 2007 Pub Date:
- 0521032784 ISBN-10:
- 9780521032780 ISBN-13:
- English Language
- 252 Pages
- 9 in * 6 in * 0.57 in Dimensions:
- 1 lb Weight:
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