Understanding the Iliad (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781420813500)

Although the Iliad has a history dating back more than three thousand years, it remains a riveting and insightful study of universal themes relating to the human condition. This study focuses on three interconnecting subjects: the relationship of human beings to the external forces-the gods-which are operative in the universe; the concept of heroism in war and beyond war which fulfills the human aspiration for meaning in existence; and the process of emotional, intellectual, and psychological evolution by which the poem's hero, Achilles, evolves from a state of narcissistic indifference to the fate of other human beings to the capacity to demonstrate compassion to those who have been his most hated enemies.

Author: Leon Golden
ISBN-10: 1420813501
ISBN-13: 9781420813500
Publisher: Authorhouse
Language: English
Published: 06/20/2005
Pages: 184
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.94lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.56d