Rachel H Lesser

Gebundenes Buch

Desire in the Iliad

The Force That Moves the Epic and Its Audience

Beschreibung

The first study to examine desire in the Iliad in a comprehensive way, explaining its relationship to the epic's narrative structure and audience reception. The author offers a new reading of the poem that shows how the characters' desires, especially those of mortal hero Achilleus and divine king Zeus, motivate plot and engage the audience.

Autor

Rachel H. Lesser earned a BA in Classics from Columbia University and a second BA in Classics and English from Magdalen College, University of Oxford. She went on to earn her MA in Classics and PhD in Classics, with a Designated Emphasis in Women, Gender, and Sexuality, from the University of California, Berkeley. She has published articles on Homer and Sappho, with a focus on women, desire, and intertextuality. She has taught in the Department of Classics at Gettysburg College in Pennsylvania since 2016.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Hurst & Co.
• Seitenzahl: 288
• Erscheinungstermin: 6. Januar 2023
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 165mm x 21mm
• Gewicht: 576g
• ISBN-13: 9780192866516
• ISBN-10: 0192866516
• Artikelnr.: 66123573