The Iliad: A Commentary
Volume 4. Books 13-16
- Editor: Richard Janko, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
- Date Published: December 1991
- availability: Available
- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9780521281744
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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 explores the poet's subtle creativity in adapting traditional materials, whether formulae, typical scenes, mythology or imagery, so as best to move, inspire and entertain his audience, ancient and modern alike. Discussion of the poem's literary qualities and structure is, where possible, kept separate from that of more technical matters.
Read more- One of two new volumes to appear in the series begun by Kirk and all carried out under his General Editorship
- This will be the only full commentary on The Iliad at this level
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- Date Published: December 1991
- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9780521281744
- length: 488 pages
- dimensions: 228 x 153 x 25 mm
- weight: 0.66kg
- contains: 1 map
- availability: Available
Table of Contents
Map of the northern Aegean
Preface
Abbreviations
Introduction
1. The gods in Homer: further considerations
2. The origins and evolution of the epic diction
3. The text and transmission of The Iliad
Commentary
Book 13
Book 14
Book 15
Book 16
Index of Greek words
General index.
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