Simone Weil's The Iliad or the poem of force : a critical edition

by Simone Weil

Other authorsJames P. Holoka (Editor, Translator)

Paperback, 2003

Publication

Imprint: New York : Peter Lang, c2003. Context: Originally published in French as Iliade, ou, le poème de la force. Responsibility: James P. Holoka, editor & translator. OCLC Number: 50919878. Physical: Text : 1 volume : xi 130 pages : illustrations, map ; 23 cm. Features: Includes bibliography, index.

Call number

WP / Weil

Barcode

BK-07103

ISBN

9780820463612

Collections

Your library, Adult Materials, Philosophy and Science

CSS Library Notes

Description: 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. -- from jacket

Table of Contents:
I. Introduction --
II. L'Iliade ou le poeme de la force --
III. The Iliad or the Poem of Force --
IV. Commentary.

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Physical description

x, 130 p.; 23 cm

Description

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.… (more)