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Time and human fragility in the landscape similes of the Iliad

This article explores the propensity of Iliadic landscape similes to encourage reflections on human fragility. Landscape in the similes is usually interpreted as a medium which conveys a consistent symbolic value (for example storms as the hostility of nature); however, landscape is often a more fle...

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Main Author: Bray, Chloe (Author)
Format: Article (Journal) Conference Paper
Language:English
Published: 2022
In: The classical quarterly
Year: 2022, Volume: 72, Issue: 1, Pages: 25-38
ISSN:1471-6844
DOI:10.1017/S0009838822000271
Online Access:Verlag, kostenfrei, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1017/S0009838822000271
Verlag, kostenfrei, Volltext: https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/classical-quarterly/article/time-and-human-fragility-in-the-landscape-similes-of-the-iliad/1826068A572763A92A35B07B137877FE
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