Simone Weil's the Iliad or the Poem of Force: A Critical Edition

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Simone Weil, a brilliant young teacher, philosopher, and social activist, wrote the essay, The Iliad or the Poem of Force in 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. The 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 ...
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Overview

Simone Weil, a brilliant young teacher, philosopher, and social activist, wrote the essay, The Iliad or the Poem of Force in 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. The 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 version of Homer's warriors and the experiences of modern soldiers.
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Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9780820463612
  • Publisher: Lang, Peter Publishing, Incorporated
  • Publication date: 1/28/2005
  • Edition number: 3
  • Pages: 130
  • Sales rank: 597,325
  • Product dimensions: 5.80 (w) x 8.90 (h) x 0.40 (d)

Table of Contents

Preface
I Introduction 1
II L'Iliade ou le poeme de la force 19
III The Iliad or the Poem of Force 45
IV Commentary 71
Appendix 107
Bibliography 119
Index Locorum 125
General Index 127
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