The Iliad A Commentary Volume 3, Books 9-12 [Paperback]

The third volume in the major six-volume Commentary on Homer's Iliad.The publication of the third volume in the Commentary on the Iliad completes the six-volume project. Two introductory chapters cover Homeric diction as well as the contributions that comparative studies have made to seeing the Homeric epics in sharper perspective.The publication of the third volume in the Commentary on the Iliad completes the six-volume project. Two introductory chapters cover Homeric diction as well as the contributions that comparative studies have made to seeing the Homeric epics in sharper perspective.The six-volume Commentary on Homer's Iliad prepared under the General Editorship of Professor G. S. Kirk is complete with the publication of this volume. It opens with two introductory chapters: the first on Homeric diction, the second on the contributions that comparative studies have made to seeing the Homeric epics in sharper perspective. In the commentary Dr. Hainsworth confronts the serious problems posed by the ninth, tenth and twelfth books of the Iliad. The Greek text is not included.Introduction; 1. Formulas; 2. The Iliad as heroic poetry; Commentary; Index.