Description: Reading Homer's Iliad [Hardcover] Myrsiades, Kostas Product Overview We still read Homer’s epic the Iliad two-and-one-half millennia since its emergence for the questions it poses and the answers it provides for our age, as viable today as they were in Homer’s own times. What is worth dying for? What is the meaning of honor and fame? What are the consequences of intense emotion and violence? What does recognition of one’s mortality teach? We also turn to Homer’s Iliad in the twenty-first century for the poet’s preoccupation with the essence of human life. His emphasis on human understanding of mortality, his celebration of the human mind, and his focus on human striving after consciousness and identity has led audiences to this epic generation after generation. This study is a book-by-book commentary on the epic’s 24 parts, meant to inform students new to the work. Endnotes clarify and elaborate on myths that Homer leaves unfinished, explain terms and phrases, and provide background information. The volume concludes with a general bibliography of work on the Iliad, in addition to bibliographies accompanying each book’s commentary. Read more Details Publisher : Bucknell University Press (November 11, 2022) Language : English Hardcover : 476 pages ISBN-10 : 1684484499 ISBN-13 : 92 Reading age : 18 years and up Item Weight : 1.75 pounds Dimensions : 6 x 1.3 x 9 inches Best Sellers Rank: #12,495,009 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #2,106 in Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology Literary Criticism #6,618 in Epic Poetry (Books) #11,085 in Ancient & Classical Literary Criticism (Books) #2,106 in Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology Literary Criticism Stock Photos Please Note: All of our book listings use stock photos unless otherwise stated. Please read our descriptions for accurate conditions and editions, don't use the photos! Free Shipping We ship worldwide. We have multiple warehouses around the world, so please note the extended handling time on certain listings.
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ISBN: 1684484499
ISBN10: 1684484499
ISBN13: 9781684484492
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Brand: Bucknell University Press
GTIN: 09781684484492
Number of Pages: 476 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: Reading Homer's Iliad
Publisher: Bucknell University Press
Item Height: 1.2 in
Publication Year: 2022
Subject: Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology, Poetry, Ancient & Classical, Linguistics / General
Item Weight: 18 Oz
Type: Textbook
Author: Kostas Myrsiades
Subject Area: Literary Criticism, Language Arts & Disciplines
Item Length: 9.2 in
Item Width: 6.2 in
Format: Hardcover
