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Author: Michael Clarke (Lecturer, Department of Ancient Classics, Lecturer, Department of Ancient Classics, National University of Ireland, Maynooth)
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Imprint: Clarendon Press
Dimensions:
Width: 14.40cm
, Height: 2.60cm
, Length: 22.40cm
Weight: 0.630kg
ISBN: 9780198152637
ISBN 10: 0198152639
Pages: 394
Publication Date: 09 March 2000
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
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Reviews
A closely argued but very readable study of Homeric life and death, based on a doctoral dissertation. Clarke's central thesis is that a distinction between soul and body (misleadingly characterized as modern ) is foreign to epic poetry. * S. Douglas Olson, Religious Studies Review, Vol 27, No 2, April 2001 * an interesting and important book * S. Douglas Olson, Religious Studies Review, Vol 27, No 2, April 2001 * accurate and erudite * M.J.Edwards, The Classical Review, Vol.51, No.1, 2001 * a thorough and thoughtful new perspective ... C. brings a keen eye for detail, a strong philological background, and a willingness to rethink received understandings. These qualities are in evidence throughout and make C.'s book essential reading for all interested in the Homeric poems * Bryn Mawr Classical Review 2001.09.28 * applies a keenly critical eye to a full range of Homeric material. * Bryn Mawr Classical Review 2001.09.28 * by close and detailed attention to the words of Homer, C. has arrived at a sophisticated reconsideration of previous understandings of a set of slippery terms that are at the centre of how the corporeal self is constituted in the Homeric world. * Bryn Mawr Classical Review 2001.09.28 *
by close and detailed attention to the words of Homer, C. has arrived at a sophisticated reconsideration of previous understandings of a set of slippery terms that are at the centre of how the corporeal self is constituted in the Homeric world. Bryn Mawr Classical Review 2001.09.28 applies a keenly critical eye to a full range of Homeric material. Bryn Mawr Classical Review 2001.09.28 a thorough and thoughtful new perspective ... C. brings a keen eye for detail, a strong philological background, and a willingness to rethink received understandings. These qualities are in evidence throughout and make C.'s book essential reading for all interested in the Homeric poems Bryn Mawr Classical Review 2001.09.28 accurate and erudite M.J.Edwards, The Classical Review, Vol.51, No.1, 2001 an interesting and important book S. Douglas Olson, Religious Studies Review, Vol 27, No 2, April 2001 A closely argued but very readable study of Homeric life and death, based on a doctoral dissertation. Clarke's central thesis is that a distinction between soul and body (misleadingly characterized as modern ) is foreign to epic poetry. S. Douglas Olson, Religious Studies Review, Vol 27, No 2, April 2001
Author Information
Michael Clarke is a Lecturer at the Department of Ancient Classics, National University of Ireland, Maynooth.
