Homer
Oxford, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2016.
Format: Book
Edition: First edition.
Description: x, 154 pages : illustrations ; 18 cm
The Illiad and the Odyssey stand as the cornerstones of Western literature, benefitting from a tradition of reading that spans well over two millennia. Already in the sixth century BCE they were the object of criticism. Later, the great scholars working in the library of Alexandria edited the poems and wrote important commentaries on them. Summaries of these scholars' notes made their way in to the margins of Byzantine manuscripts; from Byzantium the annotated manuscripts travelled to Italy, and there the Homeric poems first appeared in print. The ancient notes on them still influence our interpretation of Homer's work today.
Contents:
Part I: The poet -- 1. Looking for Homer -- 2. Textual clues -- 3. Material clues -- 4. The poet in the poems -- Part II: The Iliad -- 5. The wrath of Achilles -- 6. A poem about Troy -- 7. The tragedy of Hector -- Part III. The Odyssey -- 8. The man of many turns -- 9. Women and monsters -- 10. An infernal journey.
ISBN:
9780198788300
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
LITERATURE Criticism Homer Gra | Main (Downtown) | Third Level, Nonfiction | In |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 137-148) and index.