No Western text boasts a life as long as the Iliad, and few can
match its energy and glory. This introduction to Homer 's poem sees
it as rooted in a particular culture with its own narrative and
thematic conventions, but opposes the trends of much recent
scholarship which place it in a straitjacket of oral poetry and
heroic design. Instead, Martin Mueller follows Plato and Aristotle
in seeing the plot of the Iliad as a distinctly Homeric invention
which shaped Attic tragedy and the concept of dramatic action in
Western literature. The text has been completely overhauled for
this new edition, taking account of scholarship over the two
decades since it was first published and making the text more
accessible to those studying the Iliad in translation.
General
Is the information for this product incomplete, wrong or inappropriate?
Let us know about it.
Does this product have an incorrect or missing image?
Send us a new image.
Is this product missing categories?
Add more categories.
Review This Product
No reviews yet - be the first to create one!
Welcome to Loot.co.za!
Sign in / Register |Wishlists & Gift Vouchers |Help | Advanced search
