This book offers a newly integrated interpretation of Homeric man. The author starts with the working hypothesis that, in this poetry, the human being is not divided into two parts - inner and outer; body and soul; flesh and spirit - but stands as an indivisible unity. The last part of this analysis leads to a reassessment of the Homeric psuche.
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`by close and detailed attention to the words of Homer, C. has arrived at a sophisticated reconsideration of previous understandings of a set of slippery terms that are at the centre of how the corporeal self is constituted in the Homeric world.' Bryn Mawr Classical Review 2001.09.28
`applies a keenly critical eye to a full range of Homeric material.' Bryn Mawr Classical Review 2001.09.28
`a thorough and thoughtful new perspective ... C. brings a keen eye for detail, a strong philological background, and a willingness to rethink received understandings. These qualities are in evidence throughout and make C.'s book essential reading for all interested in the Homeric poems' Bryn Mawr Classical Review 2001.09.28
`accurate and erudite' M.J.Edwards, The Classical Review, Vol.51, No.1, 2001
`an interesting and important book' S. Douglas Olson, Religious Studies Review, Vol 27, No 2, April 2001
`A closely argued but very readable study of Homeric life and death, based on a doctoral dissertation. Clarke's central thesis is that a distinction between soul and body (misleadingly characterized as "modern") is foreign to epic poetry.' S. Douglas Olson, Religious Studies Review, Vol 27, No 2, April 2001
`applies a keenly critical eye to a full range of Homeric material.' Bryn Mawr Classical Review 2001.09.28
`a thorough and thoughtful new perspective ... C. brings a keen eye for detail, a strong philological background, and a willingness to rethink received understandings. These qualities are in evidence throughout and make C.'s book essential reading for all interested in the Homeric poems' Bryn Mawr Classical Review 2001.09.28
`accurate and erudite' M.J.Edwards, The Classical Review, Vol.51, No.1, 2001
`an interesting and important book' S. Douglas Olson, Religious Studies Review, Vol 27, No 2, April 2001
`A closely argued but very readable study of Homeric life and death, based on a doctoral dissertation. Clarke's central thesis is that a distinction between soul and body (misleadingly characterized as "modern") is foreign to epic poetry.' S. Douglas Olson, Religious Studies Review, Vol 27, No 2, April 2001
About the Author
Michael Clarke is a Lecturer at the Department of Ancient Classics, National University of Ireland, Maynooth.
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