Whitman, Cedric Hubbell. Homer and the heroic tradition. [electronic resource] . — Cambridge, : Harvard University Press,, 1958.. — xii, 365 p. 24 cm.

Bibliographical references included in "Notes" (p. [313]-356).

The meaning of unity -- The memory of the Achaeans -- Athens, 1200-700 B.C. -- Festivals, Pisistratus, and writing -- Homer and geometric art -- Image, symbol, and formula -- Fire and other elements -- Homeric character and the tradition -- Achilles : evolution of a hero -- Fate, time, and the gods -- The geometric structure of The Iliad -- The Odyssey and change.



LCCN: 58007252

Nat. Bib. No.: GB58-19000

Subjects--Personal Names:
Homer--Criticism and interpretation.
Homère--Personnages--Héros.

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Epic poetry, Greek--History and criticism.
Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
Mythology, Greek, in literature.
Oral tradition--Greece.
Rhetoric, Ancient.

LC Class. No.: PA4037 / .W66

Dewey Class. No.: 883.1