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Author

Burgess, Jonathan S., 1960- author.

Title The death and afterlife of Achilles / Jonathan S. Burgess.

Publication Info.

Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2009.

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Location	Call No.	OPAC Message	Status
Axe ProQuest E-Book	Electronic Book	---	Available

Description	1 online resource (203 pages) : illustrations, maps
	text rdacontent
	computer rdamedia
	online resource rdacarrier
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references (pages [159]-175) and index.
Contents	The early life of Achilles -- The death of Achilles -- The destiny of Achilles in the Iliad -- Intertextuality and oral epic -- The death of Achilles in the Iliad -- Motif sequences in the Iliad -- Burial and afterlife of Achilles -- Tomb and cult of Achilles.
Note	Description based on print version record.
Subject	Achilles (Mythological character) -- In literature.
	Homer. Iliad.
	Epic poetry, Greek -- History and criticism.
Genre/Form	Electronic books.
Other Form:	Print version: Burgess, Jonathan S. Death and afterlife of Achilles. Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2009 xii, 184 pages ; 24 cm 9780801890291 (OCoLC)ocn217263358
ISBN	9780801890291 (hardcover : alk. paper)
	0801890292 (hardcover : alk. paper)
	9781421403618 (electronic bk.)