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Author:   Homer ,  R. B. Rutherford (University of Oxford)
Publisher:   Cambridge University Press
Imprint:   Cambridge University Press
Edition:   New edition
Dimensions:   Width: 13.80cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 21.60cm
Weight:   0.400kg
ISBN:  

9781107643123

ISBN 10:   1107643120
Pages:   272
Publication Date:   10 January 2019
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

Introduction; 1. Book 18 and the choice of Achilles; 2. Hector; 3. The gods; 4. The shield of Achilles; 5. Homeric language and style: some important features; 6. Metre, grammar, text; Iliad 18 (ΙΛΙΑΔΟΣ Σ); Commentary; Appendix: Gilgamesh and Homer.

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'These essays ... introduce students to the main themes and characters of the Iliad ... efficient and suggestive.' Edith Foster, Exemplaria Classica

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R. B. Rutherford is Professor of Greek and Latin Literature at the University of Oxford and Student (Tutorial Fellow) of Christ Church. He has published many books and articles on Homer and other classical authors, including an edition of Books XIX and XX of the Odyssey for the Cambridge Greek and Latin Classics series.

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