Individual vs. Collective Expressions of Grief in the Homeric Poems
In the Homeric poems, expressions of grief and mourning abound. This is a key theme in the Iliad, and the poem culminates with the big funeral scenes of the last three books. Homeric poetry has long been linked to the emergence of the Greek polis, and it offers us an insight into accepted patterns...
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Universität Potsdam
2019-12-01
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| Series: | thersites. Journal for Transcultural Presences & Diachronic Identities from Antiquity to Date |
| Online Access: | https://www.thersites-journal.de/index.php/thr/article/view/130 |