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Homer Poet of the Iliad

Edwards Mark W.
Heftet / 1990 / Engelsk

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ISBN
9780801840166
Publisert
1990-03-29
Utgiver
Vendor
Johns Hopkins University Press
Vekt
567 gr
Høyde
229 mm
Bredde
152 mm
Aldersnivå
UU, UP, P, 05, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
352

Forfatter
Edwards Mark W.

Biographical note

Mark W. Edwards is professor of classics at Stanford University. He is the author of numerous articles on Homeric style.

Homer Poet of the Iliad

Edwards Mark W.
Heftet / 1990 / Engelsk
Edwards Mark W.
Heftet / 1990 / Engelsk
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Edwards makes reading Homer exciting and meaningful. He's alert to every aspect of his subject, including the problem of translations. His book is an indispensable companion for anyone keen on drawing from this great source of wisdom and delight. Christian Science Monitor

Homer: Poet of the "Iliad" is the perfect companion both for readers deepening their appreciation of the poem and its form and for those encountering Homer's work for the first time. Mark Edwards combines the advantages of a general introduction and a detailed commentary to make the insights of recent Homeric scholarship accessible to students and general readers as well as to classicists. Since interpretation of the epic requires an understanding of the ancient oral tradition and its conventions, Edwards offers a comprehensive analysis of the poetics of the Iliad and the Odyssey. He also discusses essential elements of Homeric society -- its religion, history, and social values -- to clarify the style and substance of the poetry. In the second half of the book, Edwards's scene-by-scene explication of ten major books of the Iliad leads the reader to a greater perception of Homer's mastery and manipulation of convention.
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Acknowledgments
Introduction
Part I. Characteristics of Homeric Poetry
Chapter 1. The Bard, Oral Poetry, and Our Present Text
Chapter 2. Narrative: The Poet's Voice
Chapter 3. Language
Chapter 4. Meter and Formulae
Chapter 5. Word Order and Emphasis
Chapter 6. Story Patterns and Use of Myth
Chapter 7. Type-Scenes and Expansion
Chapter 8. Battle Scenes
Chapter 9. Description
Chapter 10. Speeches, Soliloquies, and Characterization
Chapter 11. Paradigms and Aphorisms
Chapter 12. Similes
Chapter 13. Metaphors
Chapter 14. Symbolism
Chapter 15. Sound
Chapter 16. Word Play and Significant Names
Chapter 17. gods, Fate, and Mortality
Chapter 18. Personification and Psychology
Chapter 19. Honor, Proper, Behavior, and Warfare
Chapter 20. History and Society
Part II. Commentaries
Chapter 21. Iliad Book 1
Chapter 22. Iliad Book 3
Chapter 23. Iliad Book 6
Chapter 24. Iliad Book 9
Chapter 25. Iliad Book 13
Chapter 26. Iliad Book 14
Chapter 27. Iliad Book 16
Chapter 29. Iliad Book 22
Chapter 30. Iliad Book 24
Afterword: The World-view of Homer
Bibliography
Index

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Edwards makes reading Homer exciting and meaningful. He's alert to every aspect of his subject, including the problem of translations. His book is an indispensable companion for anyone keen on drawing from this great source of wisdom and delight. Christian Science Monitor

Homer: Poet of the "Iliad" is the perfect companion both for readers deepening their appreciation of the poem and its form and for those encountering Homer's work for the first time. Mark Edwards combines the advantages of a general introduction and a detailed commentary to make the insights of recent Homeric scholarship accessible to students and general readers as well as to classicists. Since interpretation of the epic requires an understanding of the ancient oral tradition and its conventions, Edwards offers a comprehensive analysis of the poetics of the Iliad and the Odyssey. He also discusses essential elements of Homeric society -- its religion, history, and social values -- to clarify the style and substance of the poetry. In the second half of the book, Edwards's scene-by-scene explication of ten major books of the Iliad leads the reader to a greater perception of Homer's mastery and manipulation of convention.
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Acknowledgments
Introduction
Part I. Characteristics of Homeric Poetry
Chapter 1. The Bard, Oral Poetry, and Our Present Text
Chapter 2. Narrative: The Poet's Voice
Chapter 3. Language
Chapter 4. Meter and Formulae
Chapter 5. Word Order and Emphasis
Chapter 6. Story Patterns and Use of Myth
Chapter 7. Type-Scenes and Expansion
Chapter 8. Battle Scenes
Chapter 9. Description
Chapter 10. Speeches, Soliloquies, and Characterization
Chapter 11. Paradigms and Aphorisms
Chapter 12. Similes
Chapter 13. Metaphors
Chapter 14. Symbolism
Chapter 15. Sound
Chapter 16. Word Play and Significant Names
Chapter 17. gods, Fate, and Mortality
Chapter 18. Personification and Psychology
Chapter 19. Honor, Proper, Behavior, and Warfare
Chapter 20. History and Society
Part II. Commentaries
Chapter 21. Iliad Book 1
Chapter 22. Iliad Book 3
Chapter 23. Iliad Book 6
Chapter 24. Iliad Book 9
Chapter 25. Iliad Book 13
Chapter 26. Iliad Book 14
Chapter 27. Iliad Book 16
Chapter 29. Iliad Book 22
Chapter 30. Iliad Book 24
Afterword: The World-view of Homer
Bibliography
Index

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Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9780801840166
Publisert
1990-03-29
Utgiver
Vendor
Johns Hopkins University Press
Vekt
567 gr
Høyde
229 mm
Bredde
152 mm
Aldersnivå
UU, UP, P, 05, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
352

Forfatter
Edwards Mark W.

Biographical note

Mark W. Edwards is professor of classics at Stanford University. He is the author of numerous articles on Homeric style.

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