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Cedric H. Whitman

Author of Homer and the Heroic Tradition

12+ Works 149 Members 3 Reviews 1 Favorited

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Includes the names: Cedric H. Whitman, Cedric H. Whitman, Cedric Hubbell Whitman, Cedric Whitman (translator)

Works by Cedric H. Whitman

Homer and the Heroic Tradition (1958) 91 copies, 2 reviews

Sophocles: A Study of Heroic Humanism (1951) 20 copies

Aristophanes and the Comic Hero (1964) 15 copies

Greek language and culture: Their vitality and importance today (1995) 6 copies

The Heroic Paradox: Essays on Homer, Sophocle, and Aristophanes (1982) 5 copies, 1 review

Abelard (1965) 3 copies

Euripides and the full circle of myth (1974) 3 copies

Harvard Studies in Classical Philology, Volume 64 (1959) — Editor — 2 copies

FIFTEEN ODES OF HORACE (1980) 1 copy

The Vitality of the Greek Language and Its Importance Today 1 copy

Abelard (2013) 1 copy

Chocorua and Other Poems (1983) 1 copy

Associated Works

Callimachus: Aetia, Iambi, Hecale and Other Fragments; Musaeus: Hero and Leander (1958) — Translator, some editions — 101 copies, 1 review

Sophocles: A Collection of Critical Essays (1966) — Contributor — 44 copies

Readings on Homer (1997) — Contributor — 17 copies

Comparative Studies in Greek and Indic Meter (1974) — Foreword — 10 copies

Harvard Studies in Classical Philology, Volume 78 (1974) — Contributor — 2 copies

Harvard Studies in Classical Philology, Volume 73 (1969) — Contributor — 2 copies

Fifteen Odes of Horace — Translator, some editions — 1 copy

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Ancient Greece (2) Ancient Greek Literature (2) Aristophanes (3) Bronze Age (2) classical literature (2) classics (6) comedy (2) criticism (6) drama (2) epic (5) epic poetry (2) Greece (2) Greek (3) Greek drama (4) Greek literature (7) hero (2) heroism (3) history (3) Homer (14) Homeric Studies (2) Iliad (5) literary criticism (7) literature (4) non-fiction (4) Odyssey (2) PA4037.W66 (2) poetry (3) Sophocles (2) to-read (2) tragedy (2)

Common Knowledge

Canonical name: Whitman, Cedric H.
Gender: male
Awards and honors: C. J. Goodwin Award of Merit (1952)

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ColgateClassics 1,422 reviews

Homer and the heroic tradition by Cedric H. Whitman

Edition: // Descr: xii, 365 p. 19.5 cm. // Series: Call No. { 883 H75.09 5 c. #2. } Contains Notes, Index, and a Geometric Structure of the Scenes in the Iliad. // //

Oct 26, 20121 other review

ColgateClassics 1,422 reviews

Homer and the heroic tradition by Cedric H. Whitman

Edition: // Descr: xii, 365 p. 20 cm. // Series: Call No. { 883 H75.09 c. #3. } Contains Notes and Index. // //

Oct 26, 20121 other review

ColgateClassics 1,422 reviews

The Heroic Paradox: Essays on Homer, Sophocle, and Aristophanes by Cedric Hubbell Whitman

"2012-10-26 12:00:00"

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Awards

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Christian Gauss Award

Homer and the Heroic Tradition (Winner – 1958)

Charles J. Goodwin Award of Merit (APA)

Sophocles: A Study of Heroic Humanism (1952)

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Philip Levine Editor

Harvard University Department of Classics

Department of Classics Harvard University

Statistics

Works: 12
Also by: 7
Members: 149
Popularity: #139,412
Rating: 3.8

Reviews: 3
ISBNs: 17
Favorited: 1

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