Homer / Barbara Graziosi.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Graziosi, Barbara, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Homer--Criticism and interpretation.

Homer.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (165 p.)

Place of Publication:

Oxford, England : Oxford University Press, 2016.

Summary:

The Iliad and the Odyssey are the cornerstones of Western literature. Over the years they have inspired artists, writers, philosophers, musicians, playwrights, and film-makers. Barbara Graziosi introduces Homer's key works and discusses the main literary, historical, and archaeological issues at the heart of Homeric studies.

Contents:

Cover; Homer; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; List of Illustrations; Introduction; Part I: The Poet; 1: Looking for Homer; 2: Textual Clues; 3: Material Clues; 4: The Poet in the Poems; Part II: The Iliad; 5: The Wrath of Achilles; 6: A Poem about Troy; 7: The Tragedy of Hector; Part III: The Odyssey; 8: The Man of Many Turns; 9: Women and Monsters; 10: An Infernal Journey; References; Introduction; Part I: The Poet; Chapter 1. Looking for Homer; Chapter 2. Textual Clues; Chapter3. Material Clues; Chapter4. The Poet in the Poems; Part II: The Iliad; Chapter 5. The Wrath of Achilles

Chapter 6. A Poem about TroyChapter 7. The Tragedy of Hector; Part III: The Odyssey; Chapter 8. The Man of Many Turns; Chapter 9. Women and Monsters; Chapter 10. An Infernal Journey; Further Reading; General; Reference; Near-Eastern Epic and Homeric Epic; The Tradition of the Trojan War; Iliad and Odyssey (See Parts also II and III); Part I: The Poet; Chapter 1. Looking for Homer; Ancient Representations of Homer; Ancient Homeric Scholarship and the Beginnings of Modern Homeric Scholarship; Chapter 2. Textual Clues; Oral Poetry; Homeric Language and Grammar; Early Texts of Homer

Chapter 3. Material CluesChapter 4. The Poet in the Poems; Part II: The Iliad; Editions; Ancient and Modern Commentaries; Secondary Literature (see also Chapters 5-7); Chapter 5. The Wrath of Achilles; Chapter 6. A Poem about Troy; Chapter 7. The Tragedy of Hector; Part III: The Odyssey; Editions; Ancient and Modern Commentaries; Secondary Literature (see also Chapters 8-10); Chapter 8. The Man of Many Turns; Chapter 9. Women and Monsters; Chapter 10. An Infernal Journey; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-19-109248-7