Iliad book one / Homer ; edited with an introduction, translation, and commentary by Simon Pulleyn.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Homer.

Contributor:

Pulleyn, Simon.

Standardized Title:

Iliad. Book one. English & Greek

Language:

English

Greek, Ancient (to 1453)

Multiple languages

Subjects (All):

Epic poetry, Greek.

Genre:

Epic poetry, Greek.

Physical Description:

xi, 304 pages ; 22 cm

Other Title:

Iliad I

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2000.

Summary:

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.

Notes:

Parallel Ancient Greek text and English translation.

Includes bibliography (pages 64-68) and indexes.

ISBN:

0199242798

0198721862

OCLC:

46329249