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 introduction 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 tradition 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, Edwards'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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