Bloomsbury Home
This product is usually dispatched within 3 days
- Delivery and returns info
-
Free CA delivery on orders $40 or over
Description
This text provides a line-by-line commentary on Books XIII-XXIV of Homer's epic poem, the Iliad.
The 'red Macmillan' Iliad in the edition of W. Leaf, which had served since the 1880s, was replaced by the two volume edition of M.M. Willcock. Coverage of twelve books in each volume demands concise introduction and commentary, but Willcock is not omissive. He includes, for example, mention of significant aspects of Homeric diction more fully in the early lines of the book, in order that the student may begin on any particular one; and the tight compass does not prevent him engaging in, or referring to, problems of composition or text addressed by scholars more advanced than sixth formers, and undergraduates for whom the edition is primarily intended.
Table of Contents
Preface
Introduction
1 The Iliad
2 Twelfth century and eighth century
3 Mythology
4 The characters
5 Method of fighting
6 The gods
7 Synopsis of the last twelve books
8 Formulas and themes
9 The language of Homer
10 The Homeric hexameter
11 The text of the Iliad
12 General bibliography
Product details
| Published | May 28 1999 |
|---|---|
| Format | Paperback |
| Edition | 1st |
| Extent | 360 |
| ISBN | 9781853995958 |
| Imprint | Bristol Classical Press |
| Dimensions | 210 x 148 mm |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
Related Titles
