Achilles and Hector; the Homeric hero.1587310007 Achilles Achilles (əkĭl`ēz), in Greek mythology, foremost Greek hero of the Trojan War, son of Peleus and Thetis. He was a formidable warrior, possessing fierce and uncontrollable anger. and Hector; the Homeric Ho·mer·ic adj. 1. Of, relating to, or characteristic of Homer, his works, or the legends and age of which he wrote. 2. Heroic in proportion, degree, or character; epic. hero. Benardete, Seth. Ed. by Ronna Burger Saint Augustine's Press 2005 140 pages $17.00 Hardcover PA4037 Benardete's 1955 doctoral dissertation dis·ser·ta·tion n. A lengthy, formal treatise, especially one written by a candidate for the doctoral degree at a university; a thesis. dissertation Noun 1. in social thought for the University of Chicago Chicago, city, United States Chicago (shĭkä`gō, shĭkô`gō), city (1990 pop. 2,783,726), seat of Cook co., NE Ill., on Lake Michigan; inc. 1837. was published in two parts in the St. John's Review in the spring and summer of 1985. The parts do not take the opposing hero's of Homer's Iliad in turn, as might be expected, but discuss first the style and then the plot. There is no index. ([c] 2005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR) |
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