| Description |
1 online resource (222 pages) |
| Series |
Cambridge Greek and Latin Classics |
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Cambridge Greek and Latin classics.
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| Contents |
Cover; CAMBRIDGE GREEK AND LATIN CLASSICS; Title; Copyright; CONTENTS; PREFACE; ABBREVIATIONS; INTRODUCTION; 1. HOMER, THE HOMERIC EPICS, AND LITERARY INTERPRETATION; (a) Homer; (b) The Homeric epics; (c) The literary interpretation of an oral text; 2. BOOK 22 AND THE STRUCTURE OF THE ILIAD; (a) Length and pace; (b) The plot of the Iliad: Zeus's will and Achilles' anger; (c) Parallels between books 6, 22, and 24; (d) The interrelated deaths of Sarpedon, Patroclus, and Hector; (e) Achilles; 3. NARRATIVE ART AND ORAL STYLE; (a) Narrator and narratees; (b) Comparisons and similes; (c) Epithets |
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4. LANGUAGE, METRE, AND TEXT(a) Language; (b) Metre; (c) Text; COMMENTARY; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEXES |
| Summary |
Edition for students and scholars of this climactic book in the epic featuring the fatal encounter between Hector and Achilles |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Achilles (Mythological character) -- Poetry
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Homer. Iliad. Book 22.
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| SUBJECT |
Achilles (Mythological character) fast |
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Iliad (Homer) fast |
| Subject |
Trojan War -- Poetry
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| Genre/Form |
Poetry
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
De Jong, Irene J. F
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| ISBN |
9781139805773 |
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1139805770 |
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