The Iliad: A Commentary: Volume 6, Books 21-24

This is the sixth and final volume of the major Commentary on Homer's Iliad issued under the General Editorship of Professor G. S. Kirk.

Nicholas Richardson (Edited by), G. S. Kirk (General editor)

9780521312097, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 11 February 1993

408 pages
22.8 x 15.3 x 2.3 cm, 0.56 kg

"...a welcome contribution to Homeric studies, and the series as a whole should remain a basic research tool well into the next century....remains a very useful book and an absolute 'must buy'...." S. Douglas Olson, Bryn Mawr Classical Review

This is the sixth and final volume of the major Commentary on Homer's Iliad issued under the General Editorship of Professor G. S. Kirk. It consists of introductory chapters dealing with the structure and main themes of the poem, book division, the end of the Iliad in relation to the Odyssey, and the criticism and interpretation of the Homeric poems in antiquity. The commentary follows. (The Greek text is not included.) This volume contains a consolidated index of the Greek words in all six volumes. This project is the first large-scale commentary in English on the Iliad for nearly one hundred years, and takes special account of language, style, thematic structure and narrative technique, as well as of the cultural and social background to the work.

Preface
Abbreviations
Introduction
1. Structure and themes
2. Two special problems
3. Homer and his ancient critics
Commentary
Book 21
Book 22
Book 23
Book 24
General index to Volume VI
Index of Greek words for all volumes.

Subject Areas: Literary studies: classical, early & medieval [DSBB]