... Jokinen 1996). It is in the early Greek literature that we find the earliest heroic epic. One of the examples is Iliad, which is extremely important from the European literary standpoint because it constitutes the beginning stages of the development of European literature (Hanczakowski 2001:23). The Iliad, ... "battlefield" where hero's ideals are tested. Standing up for one's ideals, according to Bernstein, is an essential part of heroism, which he terms as "an unbroken and inviolable series of actions taken in accordance with his own principles in the teeth of any obstacle with which na...

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