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Homer

Poet of the Iliad

By: Mark W. Edwards

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Paperback | 16 April 1990

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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 intorduction 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 of the ancient oral traidtion and its conventions, Edwards offers a comprehensive analysis of the poetics of the Iliad and the Odyssey. He also discusses essential elements of Homeric society--its religion, history, and social values--to clarify the style and substance of the poetry. In the second half of the book, Edwardfs's scene-by-scene explication of ten major books of the Iliad leads the reader to a greater perception of Homer's mastery and manipulation of convention.

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""Edwards makes reading Homer exciting and meaningful. He's alert to every aspect of his subject, including the problem of translations. His book is an indispensable companion for anyone keen on drawing from this great source of wisdom and delight.""

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Non-Fiction Literature, Poetry & Plays Poetry History General & World History History & Criticism of Literature General Literary Studies Classical Literary Studies Literary Studies of Poetry & Poets Earliest Times to Present Day Ancient History to the Year 500 Classical History & Civilisation

Acknowledgments	p. ix
Introduction	p. 1
The Purpose and Plan of This Book	p. 1
Homeric Style: Some Basic Features	p. 2
The Scale and Structure of the Poems	p. 7
Characteristics of Homeric Poetry
The Bard, Oral Poetry, and Our Present Text	p. 15
The Bard in Homer	p. 16
Homer the Singer	p. 19
The Techniques of Oral Poetry	p. 21
The Establishment of the Text	p. 23
Narrative: The Poet's Voice	p. 29
Language	p. 42
Meter and Formulae	p. 45
Word Order and Emphasis	p. 55
Story Patterns and Use of Myth	p. 61
Large-Scale Story Patterns	p. 62
Small-Scale Patterns	p. 64
Homer's Adaptation of Myth	p. 67
Type-Scenes and Expansion	p. 71
Battle Scenes	p. 78
Description	p. 82
Speeches, Soliloquies, and Characterization	p. 88
Speeches	p. 89
Soliloquies	p. 94
Characterization	p. 96
Paradigms and Aphorisms	p. 98
Similes	p. 102
Metaphors	p. 111
Symbolism	p. 114
Sound	p. 117
Word Play and Significant Names	p. 120
Gods, Fate, and Mortality	p. 124
The Gods as the Religion of the Characters	p. 125
The Gods as a Compositional Device	p. 131
Mortals and the Gods	p. 138
Personification and Psychology	p. 143
Honor, Proper Behavior, and Warfare	p. 149
Honor	p. 150
The Proper Way to Behave	p. 152
Warfare	p. 154
History and Society	p. 159
Ionia in the Time of Homer	p. 160
Archaisms from the Mycenaean Age	p. 163
Society and Weapons in the Homeric Poems	p. 164
Commentaries
Iliad Book 1	p. 173
The Proem (1-12a)	p. 174
The Priest's Appeal and the Plague (12b-52)	p. 176
The Assembly and the Quarrel (53-305)	p. 178
Achilles and Thetis (306-492)	p. 182
The Assembly of the Gods (493-611)	p. 184
Iliad Book 3	p. 188
Challenge to a Duel (1-120)	p. 190
Helen and Priam on the Wall (121-244)	p. 191
The Duel and the Rescue (245-382)	p. 194
Helen and Paris (383-461)	p. 195
Iliad Book 6	p. 198
The Battle Continues (1-118)	p. 200
Diomedes and Glaucus (119-236)	p. 201
Hector with Hecuba and with Helen (237-368)	p. 206
Hector and Andromache (369-529)	p. 208
Iliad Book 9	p. 214
The Greeks Decide to Approach Achilles (1-181)	p. 216
The Three Envoys and Their Reception (182-221)	p. 218
Odysseus's Speech and Achilles' Response (222-431)	p. 221
Phoenix, Meleager, and Achilles (432-622a)	p. 224
Ajax and Achilles, and the Envoys' Return (622b-713)	p. 229
The Significance of Achilles' Decision	p. 231
Iliad Book 13	p. 238
Iliad Book 14	p. 246
The Greek Council (1-152)	p. 246
The Beguiling of Zeus (153-353)	p. 247
Poseidon Rallies the Greeks (354-15.4a)	p. 250
Zeus Awakens (15.4b-261)	p. 251
Iliad Book 16	p. 254
Achilles and Patroclus (1-100)	p. 257
Patroclus Prepares for Battle (101-256)	p. 259
Patroclus and Sarpedon (257-683)	p. 261
The Death of Patroclus (684-867)	p. 263
Iliad Book 18	p. 267
The Mourning of Achilles (1-147)	p. 270
The Recovery of Patroclus's Body (148-242)	p. 273
Hector's Decision (243-313)	p. 274
The Lament for Patroclus (314-67)	p. 275
Thetis Visits Hephaestus (368-477)	p. 276
The Shield of Achilles (478-616)	p. 278
Iliad Book 22	p. 287
Preliminaries to the Duel (1-91)	p. 290
Hector's Soliloquy (92-130)	p. 291
Hector's Flight before Achilles (131-213)	p. 292
Achilles' Victory (214-404)	p. 295
The First Laments for Hector (405-515)	p. 298
Iliad Book 24	p. 301
Achilles' Continuing Grief (1-142)	p. 304
Preparations for the Ransoming (143-321)	p. 306
Priam's Journey to Achilles (322-468)	p. 306
Priam and Achilles (469-676)	p. 308
The Funeral of Hector (677-804)	p. 313
Afterword: The World-view of Homer	p. 317
Bibliography	p. 325
Index	p. 337
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