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Homer: The Iliad

M S Silk author

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Cambridge University Press

Published:19th Jan '04

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This volume is a distinctive critical introduction to Homer's Iliad, the earliest epic poem.

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. This revised edition takes account of recent scholarship in the field and includes an updated guide to further reading. It is essential reading for students.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.

ISBN: 9780521832335

Dimensions: 206mm x 134mm x 13mm

Weight: 204g

112 pages