| Oxford Readings in Homer's Iliad Contributor(s): Cairns, Douglas L. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0198721838 ISBN-13: 9780198721833 Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA OUR PRICE: $280.25 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: March 2002 Annotation: This anthology makes accessible to the reader sixteen of the most important studies of Homer and the Iliad to appear in the last forty years. The essays, by leading Homeric scholars from Great Britain, the United States, and Europe, deal not only with the aesthetics and artistry of the Iliad as a poetic artefact, but with its historical context, its cultural background, and its ethical and political framework. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Philosophy - Literary Criticism | Ancient And Classical |
| Dewey: 883.01 |
| LCCN: 2002280922 |
| Physical Information: 1.31" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (1.76 lbs) 516 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This anthology makes accessible to the reader sixteen of the most important studies of Homer and the Iliad to appear in the last forty years. The essays, by leading Homeric scholars from Great Britain, the United States, and Europe, deal not only with the aesthetics and artistry of the Iliad as a poetic artefact, but with its historical context, its cultural background, and its ethical and political framework. |