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Battle and Battle Description in Homer: A Contribution to the History of War

Battle and Battle Description in Homer: A Contribution to the History of War

Hardcover

Ancient RomeFiction Anthologies

ISBN10: 0715632418
ISBN13: 9780715632413
Publisher: Bristol Classical Press
Published: Feb 26 2004
Pages: 224
Weight: 0.82
Height: 0.65 Width: 7.10 Depth: 9.42
Language: English

Acknowledging that Homer is a poet, not a staff instructor, Albracht works carefully through the Homeric text to produce a persuasive picture of the workings of battle in the Iliad, in two parts: Part 1 the council of war, marshalling of the troops, the use of chariots, the advance into battle, the standing fight, the massed attack and defence, retreat, flight and pursuit; in Part 2 protection in the field, attack and defence of a fortified camp and the siege and defence of a fortified city. Throughout he offers the reader explanations of the details of the battle narrative.

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