Homer's Thebes: Epic Rivalries and the Appropriation of Mythical Past

Homer's Thebes: Epic Rivalries and the Appropriation of Mythical Past
Elton T. E. Barker and Joel P. Christensen

Acknowledgements

Note on Text and Translations

Introduction. Why Thebes?

1. Troy, The Next Generation: Politics

2. The Labors of Herakles: Time

3. Homer’s Oedipus Complex: Form

4. Doubling Down On Strife

5. Theban Palimpsests

6. Beyond Thebes

Conclusion: Endgame

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