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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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  • Sprog:
  • Engelsk
  • ISBN:
  • 9780674019584
  • Indbinding:
  • Paperback
  • Sideantal:
  • 432
  • Udgivet:
  • 1. januar 2006
  • Størrelse:
  • 140x229x25 mm.
  • Vægt:
  • 680 g.
  • Ukendt - mangler pt..

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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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