Format:
1 Online-Ressource (x, 210 pages)
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digital, PDF file(s)
ISBN:
9781139029902
Series Statement:
Cambridge Greek and Latin classics
Uniform Title:
Iliad Book 22
Content:
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
Content:
Machine generated contents note: Introduction; Text; Commentary
Note:
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015)
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780521883320
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780521709774
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe ISBN 9780521883320
Language:
Greek, Ancient (to 1453)
Subjects:
Ancient Studies
DOI:
10.1017/CBO9781139029902
URL:
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Author information:
Jong, Irene J. F. de 1957-
