This edition is an introduction to the Iliad and Odyssey; including dating, context and interpretation. It contains an extensive bibliography.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Richard Rutherford was educated at Robert Gordon's College, Aberdeen and Worcester College, Oxford. Since 1982 he has been Tutor in Greek and Latin Literature at Christ Church, Oxford, and has written books and articles on a wide variety of authors. Among his publications are The Meditations of Marcus Aurelius: A Study (1989), Homer: Odyssey 19 and 20 (Cambridge University Press, 1992), The Art of Plato (1995), Classical Literature: A Concise History (2005) and Greek Tragic Style: Form, Language and Interpretation (Cambridge University Press, 2012).
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Preface; Part I. Introduction: Background and Problems: 1. History, myth, poetry; 2. Poems behind poems; 3. Poetic language; 4. Light from the East?; 5. Early Greek hexameter poetry; 6. Dating the poems; 7. The debate on the oral epic tradition: Milman Parry and his followers; 8. But could Homer write?; 9. Sixth-century Athens; 10. Text and scholars; 11. Reception and interpretation; Part II. The Iliad: 12. Structure, characterisation, themes; 13. War and the hero; 14. Gods and men; 15. Choices and consequences; Part III. The Odyssey: 16. Must a sequel be inferior?; 17. Themes, structure, ethos; 18. Men, women and goddesses; 19. Endings; Part IV. Some Memorable Scenes: 20. Paris's bedchamber (Iliad 3. 424 47); 21. Phoenix's memories (Iliad 9. 478 97); 22. Patroclus brought low (Iliad 16. 777 800); 23. The horses of Achilles, gifts of the gods (Iliad 17.426 53); 24. News comes to Achilles (Iliad 18. 15 37, 50 1); 25. The pride of Ajax (Odyssey 11. 543 67); 26. Monster and man (Odyssey 12. 243 59); 27. Travel and adventure (Odyssey 14. 196ff. (extracts)); Bibliographical note; Bibliography; About the author; Index.
Preface; Part I. Introduction: Background and Problems: 1. History, myth, poetry; 2. Poems behind poems; 3. Poetic language; 4. Light from the East?; 5. Early Greek hexameter poetry; 6. Dating the poems; 7. The debate on the oral epic tradition: Milman Parry and his followers; 8. But could Homer write?; 9. Sixth-century Athens; 10. Text and scholars; 11. Reception and interpretation; Part II. The Iliad: 12. Structure, characterisation, themes; 13. War and the hero; 14. Gods and men; 15. Choices and consequences; Part III. The Odyssey: 16. Must a sequel be inferior?; 17. Themes, structure, ethos; 18. Men, women and goddesses; 19. Endings; Part IV. Some Memorable Scenes: 20. Paris's bedchamber (Iliad 3. 424 47); 21. Phoenix's memories (Iliad 9. 478 97); 22. Patroclus brought low (Iliad 16. 777 800); 23. The horses of Achilles, gifts of the gods (Iliad 17.426 53); 24. News comes to Achilles (Iliad 18. 15 37, 50 1); 25. The pride of Ajax (Odyssey 11. 543 67); 26. Monster and man (Odyssey 12. 243 59); 27. Travel and adventure (Odyssey 14. 196ff. (extracts)); Bibliographical note; Bibliography; About the author; Index.
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