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

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