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Iliad. Book XXII /
"Book XXII recounts the climax of the Iliad: the fatal encounter between the main defender of Troy and the greatest warrior of the Greeks, which results in the death of Hector and Achilles' revenge for the death of his friend Patroclus; but at the same time adumbrates Achilles' own de...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Griego Antiguo Inglés |
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Cambridge ; New York :
Cambridge University Press,
2012.
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| Colección: | Cambridge Greek and Latin classics.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | "Book XXII recounts the climax of the Iliad: the fatal encounter between the main defender of Troy and the greatest warrior of the Greeks, which results in the death of Hector and Achilles' revenge for the death of his friend Patroclus; but at the same time adumbrates Achilles' own death and the fall of Troy. The introduction summarises central debates in Homeric scholarship, such as the circumstances of composition and the literary interpretation of an oral poem, and offers synoptic discussions of the structure of the Iliad, the role of the narrator, similes and epithets. There is a separate section on language, which provides a compact list of the most frequent Homeric characteristics. While the introduction is mainly geared at intermediate and advanced students, the commentary is designed for use by both students and professional classicists: it offers up-to-date linguistic guidance, and elucidates narrative techniques, typical elements and central themes"-- |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (x, 210 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| ISBN: | 9781139805735 1139805738 1139029908 9781139029902 1107226058 9781107226050 1299319009 9781299319004 1139805754 9781139805759 1139805770 9781139805773 |