Homer: Poet of the Iliad

by Mark W. Edwards and Professor Mark W. Edwards

Book Overview

Homer: Poet of the "Iliad" is the perfect companion both for readers deepening their appreciation of the poem and its form and for those encountering Homer's work for the first time. Mark Edwards combines the advantages of a general introduction and a detailed commentary to make the insights of recent Homeric scholarship accessible to students and general readers as well as to classicists. Since interpretation of the epic requires an understanding...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0801833299
• ISBN13: 9780801833298
• Release Date: April 1987
• Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Length: 341 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.3" x 9.3"

Customer Reviews

Insights About Homer

This is an insightful work that provides general background on Homer, as well as detailed analyses of the individual books.