Homer: Iliad Book 22
Part of Cambridge Greek and Latin Classics
- Real Author: Homer
- Editor: Irene J. F. de Jong, Universiteit van Amsterdam
- Date Published: January 2012
- availability: Available
- format: Hardback
- isbn: 9780521883320
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Book XXII recounts the climax of the Iliad: the fatal encounter between the main defender of Troy and the greatest warrior of the Greeks, which results in the death of Hector and Achilles' revenge for the death of his friend Patroclus. At the same time it adumbrates Achilles' own death and the fall of Troy. This edition will help students and scholars better appreciate this key part of the epic poem. The introduction summarises central debates in Homeric scholarship, such as the circumstances of composition and the literary interpretation of an oral poem, and offers synoptic discussions of the structure of the Iliad, the role of the narrator, similes and epithets. There is a separate section on language, which provides a compact list of the most frequent Homeric characteristics. The commentary offers up-to-date linguistic guidance, and elucidates narrative techniques, typical elements and central themes.
Read more- New edition of a crucially important book of the Iliad
- Provides students with the necessary guidance in understanding the Greek and in navigating the immense body of secondary literature
- The Commentary also contains insights which are of interest to more advanced readers
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'De Jong's emphases are outlined in the preface. She says that she will focus on 'Homer's language …and his narrative style … In my own experience, she accomplishes a great deal more, bringing out meanings and connections that cast book 22 in an entirely fresh light and reveal this book's close connections to the Iliad as a whole. After reading this commentary, I felt I had experienced a thorough review and renewal of my Iliadic self.' Edith Foster, Bryn Mawr Classical Review
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- Date Published: January 2012
- format: Hardback
- isbn: 9780521883320
- length: 220 pages
- dimensions: 223 x 143 x 15 mm
- weight: 0.41kg
- availability: Available
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Introduction
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Commentary.Instructors have used or reviewed this title for the following courses
- Epic
- Homer
- Intensive Beginner's and Intermediate Spanish
- Linguistics Seminar
- Survey of Greek Literature
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