
The Making of the Iliad
Disquisition and Analytical Commentary
M. L. West(Author)
Oxford University Press
1st Edition
Published on 27. January 2011
Book
Hardback
456 pages
978-0-19-959007-0 (ISBN)
Description
The Making of the Iliad is intended for readers who have some knowledge of Greek and of Homer. After introductory chapters on the poet of the Iliad's date and homeland, the poetic traditions known to him, the way in which his work developed, and its early reception, Martin West provides a running commentary on the epic, distinguishing the different stages of the poet's workings, illuminating his aims and methods, and identifying techniques and motifs derived from ancestral Indo-European tradition or imported from the Near East.
Reviews / Votes
There are many important obervations here ... Nobody in the world knows more Greek than West, and his output over the past fifty years has been truly prodigious, his contributions in many branches of Greek letters fundamental. * Robert L. Fowler, Times Literary Supplement *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Scholars and students of classics.
Illustrations
2 maps
Dimensions
Height: 240 mm
Width: 161 mm
Thickness: 29 mm
Weight
840 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-959007-0 (9780199590070)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
M. L. West, Emeritus Fellow of All Souls College, Oxford
Content
I. DISQUISITION: THE MAKING OF THE ILIAD; II. ANALYTICAL COMMENTARY: THE MADE ILIAD