Description
Presents an imaginative perspective not only on the Iliad but also on the whole of Homeric culture
About the Author
James M. Redfield is Howard L. Willett Professor of Social Thought and Classics at the University of Chicago.
Reviews
"A fine reading of the Iliad [and] a pioneering attempt to apply the insights and methods of cultural anthropology to the warrior culture of the poem. . . ."-Charles Segal, Harvard University
"From time to time there appear Homeric studies that speak to a wide range of readers . . . Nature and Culture in the Iliad is in that company. It opened up new prespective on the poem and its poet and remains as stimulating today as when it first appeared."-James Tatum, Dartmouth College
"Redfield's memorable study of the literary and cultural values of Homer's Iliad shines with wisdom and humanity on every page. I know of no other work on the epic that so consistently reaches this level of insight and inspiration."-Fromma Zeitlin, Princeton University
Book Information
ISBN 9780822314226
Author James M. Redfield
Format Paperback
Page Count 336
Imprint Duke University Press
Publisher Duke University Press
Weight(grams) 454g