Cheiron's way youthful education in Homer and tragedy /

This work studies the social and ethical formation of youthful characters in Greek epic and tragedy. It investigates Cheiron the centaur, ancient Greece's first teacher; traces the influential trajectory of the Iliadic Achilles; and offers readings of the Odyssey, Sophocles' Ajax and Philo...

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Main Author: Gregory, Justina (Author)
Corporate Author: Oxford Scholarship Online
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2018.
Series:Oxford scholarship online.
Physical Description:
1 online resource : illustrations (black and white).
Subjects:
Homer -- Characters.
Education in literature.
Centaurs in literature.
Greek literature -- History and criticism.
Greek drama (Tragedy) -- History and criticism.
Online Access:Oxford scholarship online - Click here for access
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Summary:This work studies the social and ethical formation of youthful characters in Greek epic and tragedy. It investigates Cheiron the centaur, ancient Greece's first teacher; traces the influential trajectory of the Iliadic Achilles; and offers readings of the Odyssey, Sophocles' Ajax and Philoctetes, and Euripides' Hippolytus and Iphigenia in Aulis.
Item Description:Previously issued in print: 2018.
Target Audience:
Specialized.
Audience:Specialized.
Physical Description:
1 online resource : illustrations (black and white).
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780190857912 (ebook) :

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