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This book presents a detailed anthropology of compensation in the Iliad, with reference to the wider Homeric society.

Ransom Revenge and Heroic Identity in the Iliad

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  • Author : Donna F. Wilson
  • Publisher : Cambridge University Press
  • Genre : History
  • Total Pages : 268 pages
  • ISBN : 9780521806602
  • PDF File Size : 13,6 Mb
  • Language : English
  • Rating : 5/5 from 1 reviews

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