War and the Iliad |
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Author:
| Weil, Simone Bespaloff, Rachel |
Translator:
| McCarthy, Mary |
Introduction by:
| Benfey, Christopher |
ISBN: | 978-1-59017-145-5 |
Publication Date: | Mar 2005 |
Publisher: | New York Review of Books, Incorporated, The
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Imprint: | NYRB Classics |
Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | USD $15.95 |
Book Description:
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These essays do more than prove the permanent relevance of Homer's great poem. They analyze the logic of war itself, and explore how intoxicating violence defines the human condition.
These essays do more than prove the permanent relevance of Homer's great poem. They analyze the logic of war itself, and explore how intoxicating violence defines the human condition.