The Iliad: A Commentary: Volume 4, Books 13-16
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The Iliad: A Commentary: Volume 4, Books 13-16 by Richard Janko
This, the fourth volume in the six-volume Commentary on The Iliad being prepared under the General Editorship of Professor G. S. Kirk, covers Books 13-16, including the Battle for the Ships, the Deception of Zeus and the Death of Patroklos. Three introductory essays discuss the role of Homer's gods in his poetry; the origins and development of the epic diction; and the transmission of the text, from the bard's lips to our own manuscripts. It is now widely recognised that the first masterpiece of Western literature is an oral poem; Professor Janko's detailed commentary aims to show how this recognition can clarify many linguistic and textual problems, entailing a radical reassessment of the work of Homer's Alexandrian editors. The commentary also explores the poet's subtle creativity in adapting traditional materials, whether formulae, typical scenes, mythology or imagery, so as best to move, inspire and entertain his audience, ancient and modern alike. Discussion of the poem's literary qualities and structure is, where possible, kept separate from that of more technical matters.
"..extraordinary new study of Books 13-16....Janko clearly knows the Iliad (and, indeed, all early Greek poetry) inside and out, and has one interesting and insightful thing after another to say about it. This is thus an extremely important book...." S. Douglas Olson, Bryn Mawr Classical Review
Janko, Richard: - Richard Janko is Gerald F. Else Distinguished University Professor of Classical Studies, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA. His publications include as translator Aristotle: Poetics (1987); as editor The Iliad. A Commentary. 4: Books 13-16 (1992); and Philodemus: the Aesthetic Works. Vol. I/1: On Poems Book 1 (2000) and Books 3-4 (2011)
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| ISBN 13 | 9780521281744 |
| ISBN 10 | 0521281741 |
| Title | The Iliad: A Commentary: Volume 4, Books 13-16 |
| Author | Richard Janko |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
| Year published | 1991-12-12 |
| Number of pages | 488 |
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