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OverviewReading Homer presents two highlights of the Iliad: Book 16, where Patroclus fights and dies, and Book 18, where Achilles grieves for him and is awarded new armour before he returns to battle. It enables students who have been learning Greek for perhaps a year to approach Homer for the first time, and to have the satisfaction of reading two whole books in the original language. Full and detailed help is given with vocabulary, accidence and syntax. Homeric forms are introduced and set alongside Attic ones, enabling students to consolidate their existing knowledge at the same time as extending it. The Introduction and notes enable students to see these two books in the context of the whole epic, and the epic itself in the context of early Greek society. They also encourage students to consider why the Greeks themselves regarded Homer as the master poet. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Joint Association of Classical Teachers' Greek Course , Stephen Anderson (New College, Oxford) , Keith Maclennan (Rugby School, Warwickshire) , Naoko Yamagata (The Open University, Milton Keynes)Publisher: Cambridge University Press Imprint: Cambridge University Press Dimensions: Width: 16.90cm , Height: 1.00cm , Length: 24.40cm Weight: 0.390kg ISBN: 9780521170888ISBN 10: 0521170885 Pages: 206 Publication Date: 17 November 2022 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock  We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsList of illustrations; Preface; List of abbreviations; Notes for the reader; Introduction: A. Homer and the Iliad; B. The story of the Iliad; C. Reading Homer; D. Homer's language; E. Metre; Select bibliography; Iliad Book 16; Iliad Book 18; Vocabulary; Grammar index.Reviews'... an excellent introduction to the beauties and complexity of the Iliad to students at an advanced secondary or university level.' Mikl�s P�ti, Bryn Mawr Classical Review '... an excellent introduction to the beauties and complexity of the Iliad to students at an advanced secondary or university level.' Miklós Péti, Bryn Mawr Classical Review Author InformationSTEPHEN ANDERSON is a Lecturer in Classics at New College Oxford, having formerly been Head of Classics at Winchester College. He is the co-author of Greek Unseen Translation (2005) and Writing Greek (2010). KEITH MACLENNAN was Head of Classics at Rugby School. He published editions of Virgil's Aeneid Books 1, 4, 6 and 8 (2003-2010), and co-authored another of Plautus' Aulularia (2016). NAOKO YAMAGATA is Senior Lecturer in Classical Studies at the Open University. She is the author of Homeric Morality (1994). JOHN TAYLOR, one of the Series Editors for Reading Greek, is a Lecturer in Classics at the University of Manchester, having formerly been Head of Classics at Tonbridge School. He is the author of numerous textbooks aimed at high-school students studying Greek and Latin and also contributed the volumes New Testament Greek: A Reader (2001) and A Greek Anthology (2002) to the Reading Greek series. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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