The death and afterlife of Achilles
By: Jonathan S. Burgess.
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press; The Johns Hopkins University Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Baltimore
Language: eng
Number of pages: 184
ISBN-13: 9780801890291
Subjects: Homer; Achilles (Greek mythology) in literature; Epic poetry, Greek -- History and criticism
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The early life of Achilles; title: The death of Achilles; title: The destiny of Achilles in the Iliad; title: Intertextuality and the oral epic; title: The death of Achilles in The Iliad; title: Motif sequences in The Iliad; title: Burial and afterlife of Achilles; title: Tomb and cult of Achilles.