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Victim of the Muses

- Poet as Scapegoat, Warrior and Hero in Greco-Roman and Indo-European Myth and History

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This book probes the narratives of poets who are exiled, tried or executed for their satire. It views the scapegoat as a group's dominant warrior, sent out to confront predators or besieging forces. Both poets and warriors specialize in madness and aggression and are necessary, yet dangerous, to society.

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  • Språk:
  • Engelska
  • ISBN:
  • 9780674019584
  • Format:
  • Häftad
  • Sidor:
  • 432
  • Utgiven:
  • 1 Januari 2006
  • Mått:
  • 140x229x25 mm.
  • Vikt:
  • 680 g.
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Leveranstid: 2-4 veckor
Förväntad leverans: 23 Juli 2024

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This book probes the narratives of poets who are exiled, tried or executed for their satire. It views the scapegoat as a group's dominant warrior, sent out to confront predators or besieging forces. Both poets and warriors specialize in madness and aggression and are necessary, yet dangerous, to society.

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