The Iliad: A Commentary. Volume I: Books 1-4 & Volume ΙI: Books 5-8 & Volume ΙII: Books 9-12 & Volume ΙV: Books 13-16 & Volume V: Books 17-20 & Volume VI: Books 21-24

by: Kirk, G.S. Hainsworth, B. Janko, R. Edwards, M.W. Richardson, N.

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This 6 volumes set contains the following titles:

The Iliad: A Commentary. Volume I: Books 1-4

by: Kirk, G.S.

ISBN-13: 9780521281713
ISBN-10: 0521281717
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication Date: 2001
Publication Place: Cambridge
Binding: Paper
Pages: 409
Book Condition: New
Comments: First published 1985

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.

Table of Contents
List of maps
Preface
Abbreviations
Editorial introduction: the methods and aims of the commentary
Introduction
1. The making of the Iliad: preliminary considerations
2. The structural elements of Homeric verse
3. Aristarchus and the scholia
4. The first four Books of the Iliad in context
Commentary
Book 1
Book 2
Special index to commentary on the Achaean and Trojan catalogues
Book 3
Book 4
Index.

The Iliad: A Commentary. Volume ΙI: Books 5-8

by: Kirk, G.S.

ISBN-13: 9780521281720 / 978-0-521-28172-0
ISBN-10: 0521281725 / 0-521-28172-5
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication Date: 1990
Publication Place: Cambridge
Binding: Paper
Pages: 351
Book Condition: New

This is the second volume in the major six-volume commentary on The Iliad now being prepared under the general editorship of Professor Kirk. Volume I was published in 1985. As before the volume consists of four introductory essays followed by the commentary itself. The Greek text is not included. This project is the first large-scale commentary on The Iliad for nearly 100 years, and takes special account of language, style and thematic structure as well as of the complex social and cultural background to the work.

Table of Contents
Intrroduction
1. The Homeric gods: prior considerations
2. Typical motifs and scenes
3. The speech-element in The Iliad
4. History and fiction in The Iliad
Commentary
Book 5
Book 6
Book 7
Book 8
Index.

The Iliad: A Commentary. Volume ΙII: Books 9-12

by: Hainsworth, B.

ISBN-13: 9780521281737
ISBN-10: 0521281733
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication Date: 2000
Publication Place: Cambridge
Binding: Paper
Pages: 380
Book Condition: New
Comments: Fisrt Published 1993

This is the third volume in the major six-volume Commentary on Homer's Iliad prepared under the General Editorship of Professor G. S. Kirk. It opens with two introductory chapters: the first on Homeric diction (on which emphasis is maintained throughout the Commentary); the second on the contributions that comparative studies have made to seeing the Homeric epics in sharper perspective. In the commentary Dr Hainsworth confronts in an intentionally even-handed manner the serious problems posed by the ninth, tenth and twelfth books of The Iliad, seeking by means of a succinct discussion and a brief bibliography of recent contributions to furnish the user with a point of entry into the often voluminous scholarship devoted to these questions. The Greek text is not included.

Table of Contents
Introduction
1. Formulas
2. The Iliad as heroic poetry
Commentary
Index.

The Iliad: A Commentary. Volume ΙV: Books 13-16

by: Janko, R.

ISBN-13: 9780521281744
ISBN-10: 0521281741
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication Date: 1999
Publication Place: cambridge
Binding: Paper
Pages: 459
Book Condition: New
Comments: Fisrt Published 1994

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.

Table of Contents
Map of the northern Aegean
Preface
Abbreviations
Introduction
1. The gods in Homer: further considerations
2. The origins and evolution of the epic diction
3. The text and transmission of The Iliad
Commentary
Book 13
Book 14
Book 15
Book 16
Index of Greek words
General index.

The Iliad: A Commentary. Volume V: Books 17-20

by: Edwards, M.W.

ISBN-13: 9780521312080
ISBN-10: 0521312086
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication Date: 2000
Publication Place: cambridge
Binding: Paper
Pages: 356
Book Condition: New
Comments: Fisrt Published 1991

This is the fifth volume in the major six-volume Commentary on Homer's Iliad now being prepared under the general- editorship of Professor G. S. Kirk. Volume I was published in 1985, Volume II in 1990; both were edited by Professor Kirk himself. Like its predecessors, the present volume (the first to appear from the hand of one of Professor Kirk's four collaborators) consists of four introductory essays (including discussions of similes and other features of narrative style) followed by the Commentary. The Greek text is not included. This project is the first large-scale commentary on The Iliad, for nearly one hundred years, and takes special account of language, style and thematic structure as well as of the complex social and cultural background to the work. The Commentary is an essential reference work for all students of Greek literature, and archaeologists and historians will also find that it contains matters of relevance to them.

Table of Contents
Preface
Abbreviations
Introduction
1. The narrator and the audience
2. Composition by theme
3. Similes
4. Style
Commentary
Book 17
Book 18
Book 19
Book 20
Index.
 

The Iliad: A Commentary. Volume VI: Books 21-24

by: Richardson, N.

ISBN-13: 9780521312097
ISBN-10: 0521312094
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication Date: 2000
Publication Place: Cambridge
Binding: Paper
Pages: 387
Book Condition: New
Comments: Fisrt Published 1993

 This is the sixth and final volume of the major Commentary on Homer's Iliad issued under the General Editorship of Professor G. S. Kirk. It consists of introductory chapters dealing with the structure and main themes of the poem, book division, the end of the Iliad in relation to the Odyssey, and the criticism and interpretation of the Homeric poems in antiquity. The commentary follows. (The Greek text is not included.) This volume contains a consolidated index of the Greek words in all six volumes. This project is the first large-scale commentary in English on the Iliad for nearly one hundred years, and takes special account of language, style, thematic structure and narrative technique, as well as of the cultural and social background to the work.

Table of Contents
Preface
Abbreviations
Introduction
1. Structure and themes
2. Two special problems
3. Homer and his ancient critics
Commentary
Book 21
Book 22
Book 23
Book 24
General index to Volume VI
Index of Greek words for all volumes.

The Iliad: A Commentary. Volume I: Books 1-4 & Volume ΙI: Books 5-8 & Volume ΙII: Books 9-12 & Volume ΙV: Books 13-16 & Volume V: Books 17-20 & Volume VI: Books 21-24

by: Kirk, G.S. Hainsworth, B. Janko, R. Edwards, M.W. Richardson, N.

• Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 

Price: 335,00 EURO

1 copy in stock