Oxford Readings in Homer's Iliad (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780198721833)

This anthology makes accessible to the reader sixteen of the most important studies of Homer and the Iliad to appear in the last forty years. The essays, by leading Homeric scholars from Great Britain, the United States, and Europe, deal not only with the aesthetics and artistry of the Iliad as a poetic artefact, but with its historical context, its cultural background, and its ethical and political framework.

Author: Douglas L. Cairns
ISBN-10: 0198721838
ISBN-13: 9780198721833
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Language: English
Published: 03/28/2002
Pages: 516
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.76lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 1.31d