Iliad: A Commentary

Informationen zum Autor Homer (8th or 9th century BCE) is the presumed author of The Iliad and the Odyssey, two great epic poems of ancient Greece. Little is known of him, but given the historical assumption that Homer was the author of the two epics, it cannot be denied that he was then one of the greatest of the world's literary artists. Klappentext This is the sixth and final volume of the major Commentary on Homer's Iliad issued under the General Editorship of Professor G. S. Kirk. Zusammenfassung This is the sixth and final volume of the major Commentary on Homer's Iliad issued under the General Editorship of Professor G. S. Kirk. It discusses the last four books of the poem in detail! and its main purpose is to help readers to appreciate the poetic and narrative qualities of the work. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface; Abbreviations; Introduction; 1. Structure and themes; 2. Two special problems; 3. Homer and his ancient critics; Commentary; Book 21; Book 22; Book 23; Book 24; General index to Volume VI; Index of Greek words for all volumes.

Product details

• Authors: Homer, Nicholas Richardson
• Assisted by: G. S. Kirk (Editor), Nicholas Richardson (Editor)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 11.02.1993
• EAN: 9780521312097
• ISBN: 978-0-521-31209-7
• No. of pages: 408
• Series: Iliad
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > Classical linguistics / literary studies