The Iliad: A Commentary: Volume 4, Books 13-16 Tapa blanda - 1992

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Paperback / softback. New. This is the fourth part of a six-volume commentary on Homer's "Iliad". It takes full account of this century's discoveries in oral poetry, archaeology and linguistics (including the decipherment of Mycenaean Greek) and aims to show how skilfully Homer adapts his traditional materials.

Cambridge Univ Pr, 1991. Paperback. New. 485 pages. 9.25x6.25x1.00 inches.

Cambridge University Press. Very Good. 1992. Softcover. 0521281741 . Foxing to textblock and endpapers. Gift inscription from the author to G. P. Goold on half-title. Scholar's bookplate to inner cover (G. P. Goold). ; This, the fourth volume in the six-volume Commentary on The Iliad being prepared under the General Editorship of Professor G. S. Kirk, covers Books 13-16, including the Battle for the Ships, the Deception of Zeus and the Death of Patroklos. Three introductory essays discuss the role of Homer’s gods in his poetry; the origins and development of the epic diction; and the transmission of the text, from the bard’s lips to our own manuscripts. It is now widely recognised that the first masterpiece of Western literature is an oral poem; Professor Janko’s detailed commentary aims to show how this recognition can clarify many linguistic and textual problems, entailing a radical reassessment of the work of Homer’s Alexandrian editors. The commentary also… Leer más

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Cambridge University Press CUP , pp. 488 . Papeback. New.

Cambridge University Press, 1992-01-31. Paperback. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!