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Greek literature --- Mythology, Greek, in literature. --- Epic poetry, Greek --- Littérature grecque --- Mythologie grecque dans la littérature --- Poésie épique grecque --- History and criticism. --- History and criticism --- Histoire et critique --- Litterature grecque --- Poesie epique grecque --- Mythologie grecque dans la litterature. --- Mythe dans la litterature. --- Themes, motifs. --- Mythe dans la littérature. --- Mythologie grecque dans la littérature. --- Littérature religieuse grecque --- Thèmes, motifs. --- Histoire et critique. --- Littérature grecque --- Mythologie grecque dans la littérature --- Poésie épique grecque --- Classical greek mythology --- Themes, motives. --- Greek literature - Themes, motives. --- Epic poetry, Greek - Themes, motifs. --- Litterature grecque - Themes, motifs. --- Poesie epique grecque - Themes, motifs.

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Beschaving [Homerische ] --- Civilisation homérique --- Civilization [Homeric ] --- Grèce d'Homère --- Homeric civilization --- Homerisch Griekenland --- Homerische beschaving --- Homerische cultuur --- Homerische tijd --- Epic poetry, Greek --- Civilization, Homeric. --- Poésie épique grecque --- History and criticism. --- Histoire et critique --- Homer --- Knowledge --- Geography. --- Homes and haunts --- Greece --- Grèce --- Antiquities. --- Antiquités --- Geography, Ancient, in literature --- Civilization, Homeric --- History and criticism --- Geography --- Antiquities --- Geography, Ancient, in literature. --- Poésie épique grecque --- Civilisation homérique --- Grèce --- Antiquités --- Contemporary Greece --- Epic poetry, Greek - History and criticism --- Homer - Homes and haunts - Greece --- Homer - Knowledge - Geography --- Greece - Antiquities

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Students reading the Iliad for the first time are often bewildered by the sheer volume of information on apparently unrelated subjects contained in it. The central narrative seems to unfold very slowly, and to be complicated by long speeches containing stories which might be interesting in themselves, but which seem to have no relevance to anything else. In this book Dr Alden offers advice on how to read the Iliad through the relationship of major paradigms to the events of the main narrative. The first section offers the first full-length study in English of the paradigmatic functions of secondary narratives and minor-key episodes in the Iliad. None of these are irrelevant or merely ornamental: rather each is carefully selected and altered if necessary, to reflect on significant episodes of the main narrative and act as guides to its interpretation. The second section offers a general reading of the Iliad arising out of Phoenix's advice to Achilles in Book 9. The allegory of the Prayers illustrates the dire consequences of rejecting prayers, and the paradigm of Meleager presents us with an instance of an angry hero to whom prayers and entreaties are addressed, whilst the primary narrative confines this motif of prayers and entreaties in ascending scale of affection to Achilles and Hector and contrasts their responses. Both heroes suffer terribly for their rejection of entreaties.

Achilles (Greek mythology) in literature. --- Epic poetry, Greek --- Trojan War --- Storytelling in literature. --- Narration (Rhetoric). --- Rhetoric, Ancient. --- Achille (Mythologie grecque) dans la littérature --- Poésie épique grecque --- Guerre de Troie --- Art de conter dans la littérature --- Narration --- Rhétorique ancienne --- History and criticism. --- Literature and the war. --- Histoire et critique --- Littérature et guerre --- Homer. --- Homer --- Technique. --- Narration (Rhetoric) --- Achilles (Greek mythology) in literature --- Storytelling in literature --- History and criticism --- History --- Literature and the war --- Achille (Mythologie grecque) dans la littérature --- Poésie épique grecque --- Art de conter dans la littérature --- Rhétorique ancienne --- Littérature et guerre --- Achilles --- In literature. --- Epic poetry, Greek - History and criticism --- Narration (Rhetoric) - History - To 1500 --- Trojan War - Literature and the war --- Homer - Iliad