Author : Steven Runciman
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 412 pages
File Size : 36,92 MB
Release : 1987-12-03
Category : History
ISBN : 9780521347709
Sir Steven Runciman explores the First Crusade and the foundation of the kingdom of Jerusalem.
Author : Homer
Publisher :
Page : 424 pages
File Size : 28,37 MB
Release : 1865
Category : Trojan War
ISBN :
Author : Geoffrey Stephen Kirk
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 442 pages
File Size : 11,99 MB
Release : 1985
Category : Achilles (Greek mythology) in literature
ISBN : 9780521281713
This is the first volume of a projected six-volume Commentary on Homer's Iliad, under the General Editorship of professor G.S. Kirk. Professor Kirk himself is the editor of the present volume, which covers the first four Books of Iliad. It consists of four introductory chapters, dealing in particular with rhythm and formular techniques, followed by the detailed commentary which aims at helping serious readers by attempting to identify and deal with most of the difficulties which might stand in the way of a sensitive and informed response to the poem. The Catalogues in Book 2 recieve especially full treatment. The book does not include a Greek text - important matters pertaining to the text are discussed in the commentary. It is hoped that the volume as a whole will lead scholars to a better understanding of the epic style as well as of many well-known thematic problems on a larger scale. This Commentary will be an essential reference work for all students of Greek literature. Archaeologists and historians will also find that it contains matters of relevance to them.
Author : Homer
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 210 pages
File Size : 48,47 MB
Release : 2019-09-12
Category : History
ISBN : 1108602088
One of the most diverse books in the Iliad, Book III moves between intimate scenes in the heart of Troy and scenes serious and comic on the battlefield. It describes a major ritual in an elaborate oath-swearing, assigns a major role to divine intervention, introduces and characterises the main Trojan actors and reveals more about their Greek counterparts. The commentary discusses the styles of Homeric narrative, illustrating especially its economy and sophisticated handling of different time-scales. It situates the Iliad in its broad cultural and historical contexts, through consideration of the relationships between Greece and the Anatolian, Mesopotamian and ancient Indian cultures, particularly regarding shared story-patterns and ritual activity. An account is given of Troy's relationships with the Hittite empire and the vexed question of the historicity of the Trojan War. Also provided is a full historical account of Homeric language. The edition will be indispensable for students and instructors.
Author : Christopher Logue
Publisher : Macmillan
Page : 64 pages
File Size : 30,81 MB
Release : 2004-06-23
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 0374529299
Originally published in 2003 by Faber and Faber Ltd., London.
Author : Homer
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 37,73 MB
Release : 1900
Category : Achilles (Greek mythology)
ISBN :
Author : Homer
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 38,87 MB
Release : 2014-10
Category :
ISBN : 9780199394074
Renowned Homer scholar Barry B. Powell has already given the world powerful new translations of the Iliad and the Odyssey. Now his Homer's Iliad and Odyssey: The Essential Books brings together his translations of the most important books and passages from these two great poems in one handy volume. Accessible, poetic, and accurate, Barry Powell's translations are an excellent fit for today's students. With swift, transparent language that rings both ancient and modern, Powell exposes students to all of the rage, pleasure, pathos, cunning, and humor that are Homer's Iliad and Odyssey. Both the translations and the introductions are informed by the best recent scholarship. FEATURES * Uses well-modulated verse and accurate English that is contemporary but never without dignity * Powell's introduction sets the poems in their philological, mythological, and historical contexts * Features unique on-page notes, facilitating students' engagement with the poems * Embedded illustrations accompanied by extensive captions provide Greek and Roman visual sources for key passages * Maps provide geographic context for the poems' many place names * Audio recordings (read by Powell) of important passages are available on the book's Companion Website and indicated in the text margin by an icon
Author : Homer
Publisher :
Page : 896 pages
File Size : 35,97 MB
Release : 1935
Category : Achilles (Greek mythology)
ISBN :
Author : Homer
Publisher :
Page : 514 pages
File Size : 45,15 MB
Release : 1851
Category :
ISBN :
Author : Barry Nurcombe
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Page : 755 pages
File Size : 13,29 MB
Release : 2020-07-20
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 1527556840
“The people took the bones, enwrapped them with Soft purple robes, and laid them down within A golden urn, to place it in a hollow Kist of stone, and cover it above With close-set rocks and earth to make a mound. ...When they had raised the mound Of earth above the grave, they went back to The city and assembled for a splendid Banquet in the hall of Príamos. Thus were the funeral rites completed for Illustrious Héktōr, the horsetamer.” When the humiliated Akhilleús withdrew from battle, the Akhaians were on the verge of being defeated by the Trojans. However, in this second volume, when Pátroklos, Akhilleús’ beloved comrade, dies in battle, Akhilleús is enraged. Dressed in a divine panoply, he returns to the fray, defeats the Trojans, and slays their champion Héktōr, desecrating the corpse of his opponent so outrageously that the Gods are outraged. They arrange for King Príamos to be escorted across the battle lines to Akhilleús’ abode. There, touched by the old man’s grief and courage, Akhilleús breaks down and achieves redemption by returning Héktōr’s corpse to Troy for honorable burial. The Iliad ends with Héktōr’s funeral rites. This volume ends with Notes for Books XIII-XXIV, and Glossaries describing the characters and the gods.
