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This volume is a distinctive critical introduction to Homer's Iliad, the earliest epic poem, and the earliest known work of literature in ancient Greece. Michael Silk deals with the poem's historical context, its composition and its extensive influence, and relates its literary power to the peculiar coherence and inter-relation of such aspects of the poem as its style, character-portrayal and ideology. Through use of quotation from the original and accompanying English translation, close attention is paid to the distinctive texture of Homeric poetry. This revised edition takes account of recent scholarship in the field and includes a comprehensive updated guide to further reading. It is essential reading for students of literature and classics.
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Homer: The Iliad (Landmarks of World Literature (New))
January 12, 2004, Cambridge University Press
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in English
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052153996X 9780521539968
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Homer: The Iliad (Landmarks of World Literature (New))
January 19, 2004, Cambridge University Press
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0521832330 9780521832335
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"Homer's Iliad tells of a punitive Greek expedition against Troy, led by Agamemnon, king of Mycenae in southern Greece."
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