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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.

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Book category Knihy po anglicky Fiction & related items Classic fiction (pre c 1945)

• Full title: Understanding The Iliad
• Author: Leon Golden
• Language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 184
• EAN: 9781420813517
• ISBN: 9781420813517
• ID: 08404668
• Publisher: AuthorHouse
• Weight: 279 g
• Dimensions: 229 × 152 × 10 mm
• Date of publishing: 20. June 2005

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