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Wounding and Death in the 'Iliad'
Homeric Techniques of Description
Wounding and Death in the 'Iliad'
Homeric Techniques of Description
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W.-H. Friedrich's Verwundung und Tod in Der Ilias was originally published in 1956. Never before translated into English, its importance has slowly come to be recognised: first, because it discusses in detail the plausibility (or otherwise) of the wounds received on the Homeric battlefield and is therefore of considerable interest to historians of medicine; and second, because it makes a serious and sustained effort to grapple with the question of style, and thus confronts an issue which oral theory has scarcely touched.
Peter Jones adds a Preface briefly locating the work within the terms of oral theory; Kenneth Saunders (Emeritus Professor of Medicine at St George's Hospital Medical School, London) updates Friedrich's medical analyses in a full Appendix.
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| Published | Sep 26 2003 |
|---|---|
| Format | Hardback |
| Edition | 1st |
| Extent | 186 |
| ISBN | 9780715629833 |
| Imprint | Bristol Classical Press |
| Dimensions | 9 x 6 inches |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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