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The Ancient Greek Hero in 24 Hours

Gregory Nagy

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$35.00 • £24.95 • €31.50

ISBN 9780674073401

Publication: July 2013

* Academic Trade

752 pages

6-1/8 x 9-1/4 inches

5 halftones, 20 line illustrations

Belknap Press

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  • LITERARY CRITICISM: Ancient & Classical
  • HISTORY: Ancient: General
  • RELIGION: Ancient

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    Gregory Nagy is Francis Jones Professor of Classical Greek Literature and Professor of Comparative Literature at Harvard University and Director of Harvard’s Center for Hellenic Studies in Washington, D.C.

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