A companion to the Iliad : based on the translation by Richmond Lattimore / Malcolm M. Willcock.

By: Willcock, Malcolm M

Contributor(s): Homer. Iliad

Material type: Text

TextPublisher: Chicago : University of Chicago Press, c1976Description: viii, 293 p. : ill. ; 21 cmISBN: 0226898547 :Subject(s): Homer. Iliad | Achilles (Mythological character) -- In literature | Epic poetry, Greek -- History and criticism | Trojan War -- Literature and the warDDC classification: 883/.01 LOC classification: PA4037 | .W734

Contents:

Appendix A: Transmission of the text 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."

Summary: A guide to the reading of The Iliad gives summaries, explanations of allusions, and general background material on how to appreciate this epic poem. Willcock provides a line-by-line commentary that explains allusions and Homeric conventions that a student or general reader could not be expected to bring to an initial encounter with the Iliad. Elizabeth A. Kaye specializes in communications as part of her coaching and consulting practice. She has edited Requirements for Certification since the 2000-01 edition.

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Includes Bibliography: p. 289-290 and index.

Appendix A: Transmission of the text 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."

A guide to the reading of The Iliad gives summaries, explanations of allusions, and general background material on how to appreciate this epic poem. Willcock provides a line-by-line commentary that explains allusions and Homeric conventions that a student or general reader could not be expected to bring to an initial encounter with the Iliad. Elizabeth A. Kaye specializes in communications as part of her coaching and consulting practice. She has edited Requirements for Certification since the 2000-01 edition.

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