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Product Identifiers
PublisherUniversity of Chicago Press
ISBN-100226898555
ISBN-139780226898551
eBay Product ID (ePID)58690
Product Key Features
Number of Pages302 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameCompanion to the Iliad
Publication Year1976
SubjectEpic, Poetry, Ancient & Classical
TypeTextbook
AuthorMalcolm M. Willcock
Subject AreaLiterary Criticism, Poetry
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.1 in
Item Weight11.1 Oz
Item Length0.8 in
Item Width0.6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
LCCN75-020894
Dewey Edition19
TitleLeadingA
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal883/.01
Table Of ContentList of Figures Preface Book One Book Two Book Three Book Four Book Five Book Six Book Seven Book Eight Book Nine Book Ten Book Eleven Book Twelve Book Thirteen Book Fourteen Book Fifteen Book Sixteen Book Seventeen Book Eighteen Book Nineteen Book Twenty Book Twenty-One Book Twenty-Two Book Twenty-Three Book Twenty-Four Appendix A: Transmission of the Tex of the Iliad and Commentaries on It Appendix B: Methods of Fighting in the Iliad Appendix C: Mythology and the Gods Appendix D: The " Aithiopis Theory" Bibliography Index
SynopsisAn essential handbook for any reader of the Iliad . Those who are able to read Homer in Greek have ample recourse to commentaries, but the vast majority who read the Iliad in translation have not been so well served--the many available translations contain few, if any, notes. For these readers, Malcolm M. Willcock provides a line-by-line commentary that explains the many factual details, mythological allusions, and Homeric conventions that a student or general reader could not be expected to bring to an initial encounter with the Iliad . The notes, which always relate to particular lines in the text, have as their prime aim the simple, factual explanation of things the inexperienced reader would be unlikely to have at his or her command (What is a hecatomb? Who is Atreus' son?). Second, they enhance an appreciation of the Iliad by illuminating epic style, Homer's methods of composition, the structure of the work, and the characterization of the major heroes. The "Homeric Question," concerning the origin and authorship of the Iliad , is also discussed. The book's accessible commentary can be used with any translation of the poem, though it is based on Richmond Lattimore's landmark translation, which is regarded as the outstanding English-language version. This clearly written commentary, which includes an excellent select bibliography, makes of the touchstones of Western culture accessible to a wider audience., Those who are able to read Homer in Greek have ample recourse to commentaries, but the vast majority who read the Iliad in translation have not been so well served--the many available translations contain few, if any, notes. For these readers, Malcolm M. Willcock provides a line-by-line commentary that explains the many factual details, mythological allusions, and Homeric conventions that a student or general reader could not be expected to bring to an initial encounter with the Iliad . The notes, which always relate to particular lines in the text, have as their prime aim the simple, factual explanation of things the inexperienced reader would be unlikely to have at his or her command (What is a hecatomb? Who is Atreus' son?). Second, they enhance an appreciation of the Iliad by illuminating epic style, Homer's methods of composition, the structure of the work, and the characterization of the major heroes. The "Homeric Question," concerning the origin and authorship of the Iliad , is also discussed. Professor Willcock's commentary is based on Richmond Lattimore's translation--regarded by many as the outstanding translation of the present generation--but it may be used profitably with other versions as well. This clearly written commentary, which includes an excellent select bibliography, will make one of the touchstones of Western literature accessible to a wider audience.
LC Classification NumberPA4037
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