Simone Weil's the Iliad or the Poem of Force

A Critical Edition

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Simone Weil

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Paperback / softback

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Simone Weil, a brilliant young teacher, philosopher, and social activist, wrote the essay, The 'Iliad' or the Poem of Force at France at the beginning of World War II. Her profound meditation on the nature of violence provides a remarkably vivid and accessible testament of the Greek epic's continuing relevance to our lives. This celebrated work appears here for the first time in a bilingual version, based on the text of the authoritative edition of the author's complete writings. An introduction discusses the significance of the essay both in the evolution of Weil's thought and as a distinctively iconoclastic contribution to Homeric studies. The commentary draws on recent interpretations of the Iliad and examines the parallels between Weil's vision of Homer's warriors and the experiences of modern soldiers.

Author Biography:

The Editor and Translator: James P. Holoka is Professor of Classics and Ancient History at Eastern Michigan University. He received his Ph.D. in comparative literature from the University of Michigan.

Release date Australia

May 26th, 2006

Author

Simone Weil

Audience

Professional & Vocational

Contributor

Translated by James P. Holoka

Edition

3rd Revised edition

Pages

130

Dimensions

160x130x10

ISBN-13

9780820463612

Product ID

3678575

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