The Iliad - A Commentary: Volume 2, Books 5-8

This project is the first large-scale commentary on The Iliad for nearly 100 years.

List of contents

Intrroduction; 1. The Homeric gods: prior considerations; 2. Typical motifs and scenes; 3. The speech-element in The Iliad; 4. History and fiction in The Iliad; Commentary; Book 5; Book 6; Book 7; Book 8; Index.

Summary

This project is the first large-scale commentary on The Iliad for nearly 100 years.

Product details

• Authors: Homer, G S Kirk, G. S. Kirk, Geoffrey Stephen Kirk
• Assisted by: G S Kirk (Editor), G. S. Kirk (Editor), Geoffrey S. Kirk (Editor)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.03.2008
• EAN: 9780521237109
• ISBN: 978-0-521-23710-9
• No. of pages: 368
• Dimensions: 157 mm x 235 mm x 26 mm
• Weight: 747 g
• Series: Iliad; Iliad
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies