Victim of the Muses - Poet as Scapegoat, Warrior and Hero in Greco-Roman and Indo-European Myth and History - Paperback - 2006

This book probes the narratives of poets who are exiled, tried or executed for their satire. It views the scapegoat as a group's dominant warrior, sent out to confront predators or besieging forces. Both poets and warriors specialize in madness and aggression and are necessary, yet dangerous, to society.
Year of publication: 2006
Pagination: 370 pages, 5 illustrations
Format: Paperback
Serie: Hellenic Studies Series