The Composition of the Iliad An Essay on a Numerical Law in Its Structure Classic Reprint
Language: English
Published by Forgotten Books, 2018
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- Title
- The Composition of the Iliad An Essay on a Numerical Law in Its Structure Classic Reprint
- Author
- Austin Smyth
- Publisher
- Forgotten Books
- Publication year
- 2018
- Condition
- New
- Binding
- PAP
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 1330851250
- ISBN 13
- 9781330851258
- Item weight
- 406 grams
Explore a bold theory about the structure of the Iliad, built on a 300-line rhythm that reveals how the poem is pieced together.
This edition presents Austin Smyth’s meticulous inquiry into the numerical length of incident groups in the Iliad. It argues that many sections fit neatly into 300-line blocks and shows how this pattern helps identify interpolations and preserve the poem’s unity. The analysis extends to key episodes, such as the Catalogue of the Ships and the Trojan Catalogue, and then connects these ideas to broader questions about the poem’s arrangement and its relation to the Odyssey.
- Learn how Smyth detects 300-line units and uses them to test the poem’s text
- See how alleged interpolations are evaluated and where passages might belong
- Understand the method behind reordering passages to restore a perceived design
- Compare structural findings in the Iliad with the arrangement of the Odyssey
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