Homer: Iliad VIII & IX 0856686271, 9780856686276
Books VIII &IX are crucial to the structure of the Iliad, and, while both of them have been extensively discussed in
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Table of contents :
Contents
Preface
Abbreviations
Bibliography
INTRODUCTION
A. Homer and the Iliad
1. The Mycenaean and Dark Ages
2. The Epic Cycle
3. Homer
4. Oral Poetry: Formulas and Themes
B. Books VIII and IX
5. Books VIII and IX and the Iliad
6. Book VIII
7. Book IX
Basic Homeric Grammar
Scansion: The Homeric Hexameter
TEXT AND TRANSLATION
Iliad VIII
Iliad IX
COMMENTARY
Iliad VIII
Iliad IX
Index
Contents
Preface
Abbreviations
Bibliography
INTRODUCTION
A. Homer and the Iliad
1. The Mycenaean and Dark Ages
2. The Epic Cycle
3. Homer
4. Oral Poetry: Formulas and Themes
B. Books VIII and IX
5. Books VIII and IX and the Iliad
6. Book VIII
7. Book IX
Basic Homeric Grammar
Scansion: The Homeric Hexameter
TEXT AND TRANSLATION
Iliad VIII
Iliad IX
COMMENTARY
Iliad VIII
Iliad IX
Index
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- C. H. Wilson
