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Record Nr.

UNISA996234837603316

Autore

Stoevesandt Magdalene

Titolo

Homer's Iliad . Book VI : the Basel commentary / / by Magdalene Stoevesandt ; edited by S. Douglas Olson ; translated by Benjamin W. Millis and Sara Strack

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Boston, [Massachusetts] ; ; Berlin, Germany : , : De Gruyter, , 2016

©2016

ISBN

1-5015-0176-3

1-5015-0180-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (238 p.)

Collana

Homer’s Iliad ; ; Book VI

Disciplina

883/.01

Soggetti

Epic poetry, Greek - History and criticism

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Frontmatter -- Table of contents -- Preface to the German Edition -- Preface to the English Edition -- Notes for the Reader -- 24 Rules Relating to Homeric Language (R) -- Overview of the Action in Book 6 -- Commentary -- Bibliographic Abbreviations

Sommario/riassunto

This commentary on the 6th book of the Iliad concentrates on the interpretation of two episodes which have received a great deal of scholarly attention: the encounter between Diomedes and Glaukos, which surprisingly ends with an exchange of weapons and not a duel, and the series of scenes ‘Hector in Troy’, which reveal the hero’s conflicting roles as defender of the city and father of his family.