Wounding and Death in the "Iliad" - Homeric Techniques of Description (Hardcover)

W.-H. Friedrich's "Verwundung und Tod in Der Ilias" was originally published in 1956. Never before translated into English, its importance has slowly come to be recognised: first, because it discusses in detail the plausibility (or otherwise) of the wounds received on the Homeric battlefield and is therefore of considerable interest to historians of medicine; and second, because it makes a serious and sustained effort to grapple with the question of style, and thus confronts an issue which oral theory has scarcely touched. Peter Jones adds a Preface briefly locating the work within the terms of oral theory; Kenneth Saunders, Emeritus Professor of Medicine at St George's Hospital Medical School, London, updates Friedrich's medical analyses in a full Appendix.

General

Imprint:	Bristol Classical Press
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	September 2003
First published:	September 2003
Authors:	Wolf-Hartmut Friedrich
Translators:	Peter Jones • Gabriele Wright
Dimensions:	240 x 165 x 19mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	192
ISBN-13:	978-0-7156-2983-3
Subtitles:	German
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Literary studies > Classical, early & medieval Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Poetry & poets > General Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Novels, other prose & writers > General
LSN:	0-7156-2983-2
Barcode:	9780715629833

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