Commentary on Homer''s Odyssey: Volume Ii: Books Ix-Xvi

Zusatztext 'The authors have made excellent use of the chance to improve what was already a first-class monument of useful scholarship! especially in adding cross-references! bibliography and indices ... this superb achievement will do much to stimulate Homeric scholarship.'Richard Janko! University of California! Los Angeles! Journal of Hellenic Studies! CX! 1990 Informationen zum Autor Heubeck died in 1987 Klappentext In this volume the commentary by Heubeck (books ix-xii) and Hoedstra (books xiii-xvi) is preceded by introductions dealing with the books in question! Hoekstra paying special attention to diction in the 'Odyssey' and the tradition of epic diction in general. Zusammenfassung This is the second instalment of a three-volume presentation in English of a commentary on Homer's "Odyssey", compiled by an international team of scholars. Introductions pay special attention to diction in the "Odyssey", and the tradition of epic diction in general.

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• Authors: Alfred Heubeck, Alfred (Late Emeritus Professor of Classi Heubeck, Alfred Hoekstra Heubeck, Arie Hoekstra
• Assisted by: Alfred Heubeck (Editor), Heubeck Alfred (Editor), Arie Hoekstra (Editor), Hoekstra Arie (Editor)
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 06.09.1990
• EAN: 9780198721444
• ISBN: 978-0-19-872144-4
• No. of pages: 312
• Series: Commentary on Homer's Odyssey; Clarendon Paperbacks; A Commentary on Homer's ^IOdyssey^R
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > Classical linguistics / literary studies; LITERARY CRITICISM / Poetry, LITERARY CRITICISM / Ancient & Classical, Literary studies: classical, early & medieval, Literary studies: poetry & poets, Ancient (Classical) Greek, Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval, Literary studies: poetry and poets