The Iliad: A Commentary: Volume 3
Author | : Bryan Hainsworth |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 402 |
Release | : 1993-02-11 |
ISBN-10 | : 0521237114 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780521237116 |
Rating | : 4/5 (116 Downloads) |
Download or read book The Iliad: A Commentary: Volume 3 written by Bryan Hainsworth and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1993-02-11 with total page 402 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The six-volume Commentary on Homer's Iliad prepared under the General Editorship of Professor G. S. Kirk is complete with the publication of this volume. It opens with two introductory chapters: the first on Homeric diction, the second on the contributions that comparative studies have made to seeing the Homeric epics in sharper perspective. In the commentary Dr. Hainsworth confronts the serious problems posed by the ninth, tenth and twelfth books of the Iliad. The Greek text is not included.