Casey Dué

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Homeric Variations on Lament by BriseisPaperback, 21 May 2002

Homeric Variations on Lament by Briseis
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Part of Series
Greek Studies: Interdisciplinary Approaches
Part of Series
Greek Studies: Interdisciplinary Approaches (Paperback)
Print Length
240 pages
Language
English
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Date Published
21 May 2002
ISBN-10
0742522199
ISBN-13
9780742522190

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Casey DuZ examines the figure of Briseis, the concubine of Achilles in theIliad, as an example of the traditional artistry enabled by a complex and self-contained oral poetic system. Briseis' lament for Patroclus inIliad 19 hints at her role in the larger epic tradition. DuZ argues that Briseis' role in theIliad is enormously compressed, both in relation to theIliad and the entire tradition of the epic cycle. Through a close reading of Homeric passages, Homeric Variations on a Lament by Briseis shows how theIliad refers to expanded and alternative traditions about Briseis even while asserting its own version of her story. It seems likely that there were at least two variations on the story of Briseis, because of the two-fold pattern she fulfills in ancient references. In one variation she is a wife whose husband is killed by Achilles in the sack of his city; in another she is an unmarried girl, the daughter of a king, whose father is killed when Achilles captures her town. OurIliad alludes to multiple variations on these two basic themes.

Product Details

Author:
Casey Dué
Book Format:
Paperback
Country of Origin:
US
Date Published:
21 May 2002
Dimensions:
20.32 x 12.95 x 2.03 cm
Genre:
Ancient (To 499 A.D.)
ISBN-10:
0742522199
ISBN-13:
9780742522190
Language:
English
Location:
Lanham, MD
Pages:
240
Weight:
294.83 gm

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