The rape of Troy : evolution, violence, and the world of Homer / Jonathan Gottschall.
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TextPublication details: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2008.Description: 1 online resource (xii, 223 pages)Content type: - text
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- 0511387040
- 9780511387043
- 9780511388033
- 0511388039
- 9780511384172
- 0511384173
- 9780511380198
- 0511380194
- Homer -- Criticism and interpretation
- Homer
- War in literature
- Human evolution in literature
- Sex distribution (Demography) -- History
- Civilization, Homeric
- Trojan War -- Literature and the war
- Guerre dans la littérature
- Répartition par sexe (Démographie) -- Histoire
- Civilisation homérique
- LITERARY CRITICISM -- Ancient & Classical
- Civilization, Homeric
- Human evolution in literature
- Sex distribution (Demography)
- War in literature
- Trojan War
- 883.01 22
- PA4037 .G68 2008eb
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 198-217) and index.
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Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Chapter 1 Rebuilding Homer's Greece; Chapter 2 A short ethnography of Homeric society; Chapter 3 Why do men fight? The evolutionary biology and anthropology of male violence; Chapter 4 What launched the 1,186 ships?; Chapter 5 Status warriors; Chapter 6 Homeric women: re-imagining the fitness landscape; Chapter 7 Homer's missing daughters; Chapter 8 The Prisoner's Dilemma and the mystery of tragedy; Conclusion: Between lions and men; Appendix: Dating Homeric society; Notes; Works cited; Index.
A highly innovative study analysing Homeric conflict from the perspective of modern evolutionary biology.
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