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- catalog abstract "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.".
- catalog contributor b5905969.
- catalog created "c1994.".
- catalog date "1994".
- catalog date "c1994.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c1994.".
- catalog description "Ch. 1. Motives for Cooperation in the Iliad -- Ch. 2. Values in Tension -- Ch. 3. Achilles' Disaffection -- Ch. 4. A Brief Resolution: Achilles and Priam -- Ch. 5. The Magnanimity of Achilles.".
- catalog description "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.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 155-160) and indexes.".
- catalog extent "viii, 174 p. ;".
- catalog hasFormat "Heart of Achilles.".
- catalog identifier "0472105140 (alk. paper)".
- catalog isFormatOf "Heart of Achilles.".
- catalog issued "1994".
- catalog issued "c1994.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press,".
- catalog relation "Heart of Achilles.".
- catalog subject "883/.01 20".
- catalog subject "Achilles (Greek mythology) in literature.".
- catalog subject "Achilles (Mythological character) in literature.".
- catalog subject "Characters and characteristics in literature.".
- catalog subject "Epic poetry, Greek History and criticism.".
- catalog subject "Ethics in literature.".
- catalog subject "Ethics, Ancient, in literature.".
- catalog subject "Homer Characters Achilles.".
- catalog subject "Homer Ethics.".
- catalog subject "Homer. Iliad.".
- catalog subject "PA4037 .Z185 1994".
- catalog subject "Trojan War Literature and the war.".
- catalog tableOfContents "Ch. 1. Motives for Cooperation in the Iliad -- Ch. 2. Values in Tension -- Ch. 3. Achilles' Disaffection -- Ch. 4. A Brief Resolution: Achilles and Priam -- Ch. 5. The Magnanimity of Achilles.".
- catalog title "The heart of Achilles : characterization and personal ethics in the 'Iliad' / Graham Zanker.".
- catalog type "text".