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245 14 a| The tears of Achilles /c| Hélène Monsacré ; translated by Nicholas J. Snead.;

264 1 a| Washington, D.C. :b| Center for Hellenic Studies, Trustees for Harvard University,c| 2017.;

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300 a| xxix, 167 pages ;c| 23 cm;

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504 a| Includes bibliographical references (pages [137]-146) and indexes.;

505 0 a| Foreword / Richard P. Martin -- Translator's note : Truchement = caretaker / Nicholas J. Snead -- Preface to the English edition / Hélène Monsacré -- Introduction -- Part I. The borders of heroism. Proper relations to Aphrodite : a criterion in the definition of heroic conduct -- Physical evidence of the hero -- Erotic images of war -- The feminine and the warrior -- Part II. Femininity in the epic. Women in the epic -- The specificity of women -- Virile women...or heroines? -- Part III. Sobs of men, tears of women. Crying in the heroic space of the Iliad -- Tears in a different world : the Odyssey -- The tears of women -- The language of tears -- The weeping body of Achilles -- Conclusion.;

520 a| Warrior, hero, super-male--Achilles, by the protocols of Western culture, should never cry. And yet Homeric epic if full of his tears and those of his companions at Troy. This path-blazing study by Hélène Monsacré shows how later ideals of stoically inexpressive manhood run contrary to the poetic vision presented in the Iliad and Odyssey. The epic protagonists, as larger-than-life figures who transcend gender categories, are precisely the men most likely to weep. In a rich series of lucid and detailed close readings, pursuing the paradox of the tearful fighter, Monsacré examines all aspects of the interactions between men and women in the Homeric poems. Her illuminating analysis, first published in French three decades ago, remains bold, fresh, and compelling for anyone touched--like Achilles--by a world of grief--back cover.;

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The tears of Achilles / Hélène Monsacré ; translated by Nicholas J. Snead.

Author/creator	Monsacré, Hélène author.
Other author	Snead, Nicholas J., translator.
Format	Book
Publication	Washington, D.C. : Center for Hellenic Studies, Trustees for Harvard University, 2017.
Distribution	Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, 2017.
Copyright Date	©2017
Description	xxix, 167 pages ; 23 cm
Subjects	Achilles (Mythological character)--In literature. Homer--Knowledge. --Psychology. Epic poetry, Greek--History and criticism. Women and literature--Greece. Suffering in literature. Emotions in literature. Sex role in literature. Heroes in literature. Crying in literature. Tears in literature.

Uniform title	Larmes d'Achille. English
Series	Hellenic Studies Series ; 75 Hellenic studies ; 75. ^A584134
Contents	Foreword / Richard P. Martin -- Translator's note : Truchement = caretaker / Nicholas J. Snead -- Preface to the English edition / Hélène Monsacré -- Introduction -- Part I. The borders of heroism. Proper relations to Aphrodite : a criterion in the definition of heroic conduct -- Physical evidence of the hero -- Erotic images of war -- The feminine and the warrior -- Part II. Femininity in the epic. Women in the epic -- The specificity of women -- Virile women...or heroines? -- Part III. Sobs of men, tears of women. Crying in the heroic space of the Iliad -- Tears in a different world : the Odyssey -- The tears of women -- The language of tears -- The weeping body of Achilles -- Conclusion.
Abstract	Warrior, hero, super-male--Achilles, by the protocols of Western culture, should never cry. And yet Homeric epic if full of his tears and those of his companions at Troy. This path-blazing study by Hélène Monsacré shows how later ideals of stoically inexpressive manhood run contrary to the poetic vision presented in the Iliad and Odyssey. The epic protagonists, as larger-than-life figures who transcend gender categories, are precisely the men most likely to weep. In a rich series of lucid and detailed close readings, pursuing the paradox of the tearful fighter, Monsacré examines all aspects of the interactions between men and women in the Homeric poems. Her illuminating analysis, first published in French three decades ago, remains bold, fresh, and compelling for anyone touched--like Achilles--by a world of grief--back cover.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (pages [137]-146) and indexes.
Genre/form	Criticism, interpretation, etc.
LCCN	2017005164
ISBN	9780674975682
ISBN	0674975685 (paperback ; alkaline paper)

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