Homer: Odyssey VI and VII

Homer author Janet Watson editor

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Published:31st Jul '02

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Designed for those coming to Homer for the first time, this book provides an unexpurgated text, commentary and introduction to books 6 and 7 of the Odyssey.

Geared very much to the needs of those coming to Homer for the first time, this book provides an unexpurgated text, commentary and introduction to books 6 and 7 of the "Odyssey".These two books of the "Odyssey" provide an ideal introduction to the poem, illustrating Odysseus' cunning intelligence at its best as he gains acceptance in the court of the Phaeacians, and, above all, the subtly drawn character of Nausicaa. This edition replaces the much used one by G.M. Edwards (1914). It contains text (now unexpurgated) and vocabulary, expanded commentary and new introduction. It is geared very much to the needs of those coming to Homer for the first time with a grasp of the basics of classical Greek, and assumes no previous knowledge of Homeric forms or grammar; an outline of these, and of the Homeric hexameter, is given in the introduction and grammar points are reiterated in the commentary. The introduction also provides an outline of questions surrounding Homer and the composition of the "Iliad" and "Odyssey", together with a discussion of the role of books 6 and 7 within the epic's overall structure.

ISBN: 9781853994890

Dimensions: 216mm x 138mm x 7mm

Weight: 170g

144 pages