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Sons of the Gods, Children of Earth: Ideology and Literary Form in Ancient Greece
Sons of the Gods Children of Earth Ideology and Literary Form in Ancient Greece
Author: Peter W. Rose
In this ambitious and venturesome book, Peter W. Rose applies the insights of Marxist theory to a number of central Greek literary and philosophical texts. He explores major points in the trajectory from Homer to Plato where the ideology of inherited excellence--beliefs about descent from gods or heroes--is elaborated and challenged. Rose offers...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780801424250
ISBN-10: 0801424259
Publication Date: 4/1992
Pages: 412
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Publisher: Cornell Univ Pr
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
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