The Best of the Achaeans: Concepts of the Hero in Archaic Greek Poetry

Baltimore, Maryland: Johns Hopkins University Press, 1975. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. The Greek hero as a cult figure is a common trope, but relatively little has been written about the relationship between the cult practices and the portrayals of the hero in Ancient Greek poetry. James Redfield provides the Foreword and lauds The Best of the Achaeans as bridging the many gaps in scholarship to that point about the special status of heroes in ancient Greek life and poetry. Fine-looking, structurally sound hardcover, little discernible wear to covers, illustrated cloth over boards, black cloth-backed, bright interior, unmarked. From the personal library of the noted English historian of Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome, Professor Peter Morris Green, now of Iowa City, Iowa, 99 years old, nearly blind, but still working, in this case on a new translation and with annotations, of Herodotus, his favorite historian. Volume contains scholarly apparatus in the form of, e.g., notes, index, and bibliography. xvi [1], 1-392 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. Additional postage may be required for oversize or especially heavy volumes, and for sets.