Belted Heroes and Bound Women: The Myth of the Homeric Warrior King (Greek Studies: Interdisciplinary Approaches) - Softcover

Bennett, Michael

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0822630613 ISBN 13: 9780822630616

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 1997

Synopsis

This clearly written, beautifully illustrated book introduces a previously unrecognized Homeric theme, the 'belted hero, ' and argues for its lasting historical, literary, and archaeological significance. The belted hero fuses king, warrior, charioteer, a

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Review:

. . . tightly written and lucidly presented . . .--Joanne Milani, The Tampa Tribune

. . . a boldly original work, employing meticulous archaeology and philology as it explores warrior-belts and their representation in Homeric poetry . . . an exciting vision of the interplay between text and object in early Greece.--Richard P. Martin, Stanford University

Not since Alice mistook Humpty Dumpty's cravat for a belt has there been a discussion of waistbands as imaginative as this. It goes on to construct a set of extraordinary theories about the meaning of their decoration and the symbolism of belt-wearing in early Greece.--The Classical Review

Synopsis:

This work introduces a previously unrecognised Homeric theme of the "belted hero" and argues for its lasting historical, literary and archaeological significance. The hero fused king, warrior and athlete, and the belts served as visual emblems of power and for women as superior in love.

About this edition

• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Publication date: 1997
• ISBN 10: 0822630613
• ISBN 13: 9780822630616
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 260