The Iliad : a commentary /
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| Author / Creator: | Kirk, G. S. (Geoffrey Stephen), 1921- |
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| Imprint: | Cambridge [England] ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1985-1994. |
| Description: | 6 v. : map ; 24 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/689456 |
| Summary: | This is the first volume of a projected six-volume Commentary on Homer's Iliad, under the General Editorship of professor G. S. Kirk. Professor Kirk himself is the editor of the present volume, which covers the first four Books of Iliad. It consists of four introductory chapters, dealing in particular with rhythm and formular techniques, followed by the detailed commentary which aims at helping serious readers by attempting to identify and deal with most of the difficulties which might stand in the way of a sensitive and informed response to the poem. The Catalogues in Book 2 recieve especially full treatment. The book does not include a Greek text - important matters pertaining to the text are discussed in the commentary. It is hoped that the volume as a whole will lead scholars to a better understanding of the epic style as well as of many well-known thematic problems on a larger scale. This Commentary will be an essential reference work for all students of Greek literature. Archaeologists and historians will also find that it contains matters of relevance to them. |
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| Physical Description: | 6 v. : map ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| ISBN: | 0521237092 9780521237093 0521281717 9780521281713 0521237106 9780521237109 0521281725 9780521281720 0521237114 9780521237116 0521281733 9780521281737 0521237122 9780521237123 0521281741 9780521281744 052130959X 9780521309592 0521312086 9780521312080 0521309603 9780521309608 0521312094 9780521312097 |
