Homer, The Iliad

by Silk, M. S., (Michael Stephen)

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Title Statements

Full title :Homer, The Iliad / M.S. Silk.

Summary

This volume is a distinctive critical introduction to Homer's Iliad, the earliest epic poem, and the earliest known work of literature in ancient Greece. Michael Silk deals with the poem's historical context, its composition and its extensive influence, and relates its literary power to the peculiar coherence and inter-relation of such aspects of the poem as its style, character-portrayal and ideology. Through use of quotation from the original and accompanying English translation, close attention is paid to the distinctive texture of Homeric poetry. This revised edition takes account of recent scholarship in the field and includes a comprehensive updated guide to further reading. It is essential reading for students of literature and classics.

Edition Statements

Publication Date:2004.
Edition:2nd ed

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Cambridge University Press
Place of Publication:Cambridge
Language:eng
Publication Date:2004.

Notes

"A student guide"--Cover.

The Physical Object

Description:1 online resource (viii, 103 p.).

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:0521832330, 9780521832335, 052153996X, 9780521539968
oclc:on1228549656
LC Classification:PA4037
Dewey Decimal:883/.01

Preface and note -- Homer's world and the making of the Iliad -- Poem -- Iliad and world literature -- Guide to further reading.

Subjects

Achille (Mythologie grecque) dans la li… Achilles, (Mythological character) Criticism, interpretation, etc Epic poetry, Greek Epic poetry, Greek -- History and criti… Guerre de Troie -- Littérature et guerre Homer Homère Iliad (Homer) Literature Poésie épique grecque -- Histoire et cr… Trojan War -- Literature and the war