Oral-Formulaic Theory: Annotated Bibliography

Maureen Alden. "When Did Achilles Come Back?" In Mélanges Edouard Delebecque. Aix-en-Provence: Publications of the Université de Provence. pp. 3-9.

Addresses the problem of Achilles' return to battle in the Iliad, concluding that the epic contains three versions of the story, one in which the return is precipitated by the embassy of Book IX, one in which he returns upon the firing of a ship and the entreaty of Patroclus, and one in which he returns to avenge the death of Patroclus.
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