Cheiron's Way
Author | : Justina Gregory |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press, USA |
Total Pages | : 345 |
Release | : 2019 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780190857882 |
ISBN-13 | : 0190857889 |
Rating | : 4/5 (82 Downloads) |
Download or read book Cheiron's Way written by Justina Gregory and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2019 with total page 345 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book studies the social and ethical formation of certain youthful figures in Homer, Sophocles, and Euripides ; The book proposes a new template for heroic education, established by the Iliadic Achilles ; By showing how Sophocles and Euripides vary the Homeric template, the book also draws attention to an unexplored facet of epic's influence on tragedy ; Offers a contemporary perspective on education, derived from Greek epic and tragedy -