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This is the third volume in the major six-volume Commentary on Homer's Iliad prepared under the General Editorship of Professor G. S. Kirk. It opens with two introductory chapters: the first on Homeric diction (on which emphasis is maintained throughout the Commentary); the second on the contributions that comparative studies have made to seeing the Homeric epics in sharper perspective. In the commentary Dr Hainsworth confronts in an intentionally even-handed manner the serious problems posed by the ninth, tenth and twelfth books of The Iliad, seeking by means of a succinct discussion and a brief bibliography of recent contributions to furnish the user with a point of entry into the often voluminous scholarship devoted to these questions. The Greek text is not included.

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Introduction; 1. Formulas; 2. The Iliad as heroic poetry; Commentary; Index.

The Iliad Commentary v3 Bk 912 A Commentary Volume 3 Books 912

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      Publisher Cambridge University Press
      Published 2 November 1993
      ISBN-13 9780521281737
      978-0521281737
      ISBN-10 0521281733
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      Literary studies: ancient, classical Literary studies: fiction

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      This is the third volume in the major six-volume Commentary on Homer's Iliad prepared under the General Editorship of Professor G. S. Kirk. It opens with two introductory chapters: the first on Homeric diction (on which emphasis is maintained throughout the Commentary); the second on the contributions that comparative studies have made to seeing the Homeric epics in sharper perspective. In the commentary Dr Hainsworth confronts in an intentionally even-handed manner the serious problems posed by the ninth, tenth and twelfth books of The Iliad, seeking by means of a succinct discussion and a brief bibliography of recent contributions to furnish the user with a point of entry into the often voluminous scholarship devoted to these questions. The Greek text is not included.

      Table of Contents
      Introduction; 1. Formulas; 2. The Iliad as heroic poetry; Commentary; Index.

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