Cheiron's way: youthful education in Homer and tragedy

This work studies the social and ethical formation of youthful characters in Greek epic and tragedy. It investigates Cheiron the centaur, ancient Greece's first teacher; traces the influential trajectory of the Iliadic Achilles; and offers readings of the Odyssey, Sophocles' Ajax and Philo...

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Main Author: Gregory, Justina 1946- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY Oxford University Press 2018
Series:Oxford scholarship online
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Online Access:BSB01
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Summary:This work studies the social and ethical formation of youthful characters in Greek epic and tragedy. It investigates Cheiron the centaur, ancient Greece's first teacher; traces the influential trajectory of the Iliadic Achilles; and offers readings of the Odyssey, Sophocles' Ajax and Philoctetes, and Euripides' Hippolytus and Iphigenia in Aulis
Item Description:Previously issued in print: 2018. - Includes bibliographical references and index
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource Illustrationen
ISBN:9780190857912
DOI:10.1093/oso/9780190857882.001.0001