{"product_id":"9780674296282-ancient-greek-heroes-athletes-poetry","title":"Ancient Greek Heroes, Athletes, Poetry","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003ci\u003eAncient Greek Heroes, Athletes, Poetry\u003c\/i\u003e centers on masterpieces of ancient Greek literature, from the \u003ci\u003eIliad \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eOdyssey\u003c\/i\u003e to tragedies from the Classical Age of Athens and beyond. With a focus on the Olympics, Gregory Nagy investigates how the heroes of ancient Greek poetry related to athletes, female as well as male.\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eAncient Greek Heroes, Athletes, Poetry\u003c\/i\u003e, Gregory Nagy continues where \u003ci\u003eThe Ancient Greek Hero in 24 Hours\u003c\/i\u003e left off. This book is also centered on some of the greatest masterpieces of ancient Greek literature—including the Homeric \u003ci\u003eIliad\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eOdyssey\u003c\/i\u003e and seven tragedies stemming from the grand masters of the Classical Age of Athens. It returns to the same grand era and then moves beyond, in both time and space, with a new emphasis: how did the heroes of ancient Greek poetry relate to athletes, female as well as male, who competed in the athletic festivals of ancient Greece? A primary point of interest here is the seasonally recurring festival of the ancient Olympics, notionally founded by the hero Herakles.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53538313011574,"sku":"9780674296282","price":18.61,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_41160788_bb92f953-b3be-4e45-91a6-0bcf68c553f5.jpg?v=1778128148","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780674296282-ancient-greek-heroes-athletes-poetry","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}