num_pages: 122
description: - Comprehensive reading and study guides for some of the world's most important literary masterpieces- Concise critical excerpts provide a scholarly overview of each work- "The Story Behind the Story" details the conditions under which the work was written- Each book includes a biographical sketch of the author, a descriptive list of characters, an extensive summary and analysis, and an annotated bibliographyContents:IntroductionBiographical SketchThe Story Behind the StoryList of CharactersSummary and AnalysisCritical Views:---C.M. Bowra on the Characters ---Milman Parry on the Traditional Metaphor in Homer---Eric Auerbach on Odysseus' Scar---M.I. Finley on Morals and Values---Albin Lesky on the Iliad's Materials and Composition---Cedric H. Whitman on Homeric Character and the Tradition---G.S. Kirk on a Reconsideration of the Plain Style---Jasper Griffin on the Divine Audience and the Religion of the Iliad---Seth L. Schein on Hector and Troy---Mark W. Edwards on Symbolism---Bernard Knox on the Gods and Heroes---Joachim Latacz on the Theme of the Wrath of Achilles---Albert Bates Lord on the Language of Arms and Arming---Maureen Alden on the Shield of Achilles---Margalit Finkelberg on the Social Perspective in the IliadWorks by HomerAnnotated BibliographyContributionsAcknowledgmentsIndex
language: English
title: Homer's The Iliad
titlecomplete: Homer's The Iliad
ratings_count: 6
publisher: Chelsea House Publishers