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1. Morality and the Hero
The moral codes heroes act on in the classical world, the role of the gods and fate, and how this compares with the bases of modern moral judgement.
2. The Changing Nature of Heroism
How heroic values shift across the prescribed texts, from the Homeric epics' public 'shame culture' to the Aeneid's more internalised 'guilt culture'.
3. Greek and Roman Views of Heroism
The real, fixed list of values that characterise heroism across the prescribed texts: honour, glory, courage, cunning, hospitality, and more.
4. The Hero as Role Model
How the words and deeds of heroes in the prescribed texts provide role models for classical Greek and Roman audiences.
5. The Hero and Women
How the prescribed texts, especially Trojan Women and Heroides, show the cost of heroic values for the women affected by them.
6. Heroes and Anti-Heroes
The concept of the anti-hero, and morally ambiguous heroic actions in the Iliad and the Aeneid.
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