HOMER: ILIAD BOOK I (ONE) ; Edited with an Introduction, Translation and Commentary

Homer; Simon Pulleyn (Ed. )

ISBN 10: 0198721862 / ISBN 13: 9780198721864

Published by Oxford University Press, 2000

About this Item

Some waterdamage and wavy pages to last 1/3 of book. Pencil notes to greek text. Fair to good. Working copy only.; 304 pages; Book Nine is the turning point of the Iliad. In this text, Griffin provides an accessible and informative introduction, authoritative Greek text, and commentary for students, discussing the problems and achievements of this particularly rich and rewarding part of the poem.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: HOMER: ILIAD BOOK I (ONE) ; Edited with an Introduction, Translation and Commentary
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Publication Date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0198721862
• ISBN 13: 9780198721864
• Binding: Softcover
• Condition: Fair
• Seller catalogs:
  • Greek Literature

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Synopsis

Iliad I provides the commentary and student aids lacking in larger volumes of Homer's work. It contains a full Introduction designed to highlight the most important features of the text. There are sections on the Iliad and its qualities, the Homeric question, dating, oriental influences, style, gods, men, the transmission of the text, the scholia, the epic dialect, and metre. The Commentary, as well as containing material addressed to advanced readers, is also designed to be accessible to those who are new to Homer. The Greek text of Iliad I is printed with a facing English translation of a literal kind, primarily intended to help beginners to construe the Greek and there is also a full vocabulary list.

About the Author

Simon Pulleyn was formerly a lecturer in Classics at Merton College, Oxford but has recently resigned to return to full-time study.