Overview

Greek Heroes in and out of Hades is a study on heroism and mortality from Homer to Plato. In a collection of thirty enjoyable essays, Stamatia Dova combines intertextual research and thought-provoking analysis to shed new light on concepts of the hero in the Iliad and the Odyssey, Bacchylides 5, Plato's Symposium, and Euripides' Alcestis. Through systematic readings of a wide range of seemingly unrelated texts, the author offers a cohesive picture of heroic character in a variety of literary genres. Her characterization of Achilles, Odysseus, and Heracles is artfully supported by a comprehensive overview of the theme of descent to the underworld in Homer, Bacchylides, and Euripides. Aimed at the specialist as well as the general reader, Greek Heroes in and out of Hades brings innovative Classical scholarship and insightful literary criticism to a wide audience.

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Author:   Stamatia Dova, Hellenic College
Publisher:   Lexington Books
Imprint:   Lexington Books
Dimensions:   Width: 15.80cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 23.60cm
Weight:   0.522kg
ISBN:  

9780739144978

ISBN 10:   0739144979
Pages:   242
Publication Date:   02 August 2012
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Foreword Preface Part I: Odysseus and the Poetics of katábasis Odysseus among the Shades What a Pity he is not a Hero! Agamemnon's katapontismós An Epic Encore on the Problematik of kléos Who is µa???tat?? in the Odyssey On Ruling over the Dead and Other Impossibilities Rethinking makarismós in and out of Hades Aias and the End of kléos Living Once and Dying Twice: Circe as an Agent of nóstos On Death, Rebirth, and a Mother in Hades Part II: Hades (and Heroism) Revisited A Terror to Behold: Heracles in the Nékyia Heracles Between Life and Death Variations on a Duel Theme: Bacchylides 5 and Iliad 6 On Wrath and the Mother On Wrath and the Goddess How to Praise a Tyrant An Example Gone Awry Looking for Death in the Right Places On Foreknowledge of Death and its Blessings On cháris, apáte, and Other Necessities Keeping Achilles Alive: Tenes and the Liminality of Tenedos Part III: Achilles, Alcestis, and the Poetics of non-katábasis On Ruling over the Dead in Plato's Republic Achilles in Plato's Symposium Phaedrus and the Heroization of Alcestis On Love, Glory, and Love of Glory Looking for Love in the Wrong Places Admetus and the Poetics of philopsychía To Love is to Die for Alcestis' Virtual katábasis Heracles and the Deconstruction of Alcestis' Death Selected Bibliography

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A thought-provoking and timely work on an important but, in a number of cases, underexplored topic. This engaging book, written with commendable sensitivity, markedly contributes to our understanding of the intricate and elusive concept of the hero in archaic and classical Greece. I have nothing but praise for Dova's achievement. -- Dimitrios Yatromanolakis, The Johns Hopkins University

Author Information

Stamatia Dova is Associate Professor of Classics and Modern Greek Studies at Hellenic College in Brookline, MA, and Associate in Hellenic Literature and Language at the Center for Hellenic Studies in Washington, D.C. Her research interests include Homeric epic, the concept of the hero in ancient Greek civilization, ancient and modern Greek language pedagogy, and reception studies.  

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