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Author Homer

Title Iliad. Book XXII / Homer ; edited by Irene J.F. de Jong
Published Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2012

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Description 1 online resource (x, 210 pages)
Series Cambridge Greek and Latin classics
Cambridge Greek and Latin classics.
Contents Machine generated contents note: Introduction; Text; Commentary
Summary "Book XXII recounts the climax of the Iliad: the fatal encounter between the main defender of Troy and the greatest warrior of the Greeks, which results in the death of Hector and Achilles' revenge for the death of his friend Patroclus; but at the same time adumbrates Achilles' own death and the fall of Troy. The introduction summarises central debates in Homeric scholarship, such as the circumstances of composition and the literary interpretation of an oral poem, and offers synoptic discussions of the structure of the Iliad, the role of the narrator, similes and epithets. There is a separate section on language, which provides a compact list of the most frequent Homeric characteristics. While the introduction is mainly geared at intermediate and advanced students, the commentary is designed for use by both students and professional classicists: it offers up-to-date linguistic guidance, and elucidates narrative techniques, typical elements and central themes"-- Provided by publisher
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and indexes
Notes Text in Greek; introduction and commentary in English
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Subject Achilles (Mythological character) -- Poetry
Homer. Iliad. Book 22.
SUBJECT Achilles (Mythological character) fast
Homerus ca. v8. Jh. Ilias 22 gnd
Iliad (Homer) fast
Subject Trojan War -- Poetry
POETRY -- Ancient, Classical & Medieval.
POETRY -- Epic.
Ilias (Homerus)
Genre/Form Epic poetry, Greek
Epic poetry, Greek
Poetry
Commentaren (vorm)
Epen (teksten)
Form Electronic book
Author Jong, Irene J. F. de
LC no. 2011029431
ISBN 9781139805735
1139805738
1139029908
9781139029902
1107226058
9781107226050
1299319009
9781299319004
1139805754
9781139805759
1139805770
9781139805773
Other Titles Iliad. Book 22