Understanding The Iliad

by Leon Golden

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 142081351X
• ISBN13: 9781420813517
• Release Date: June 2005
• Publisher: Authorhouse
• Length: 184 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"