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Homer: Odyssey XIII-XXIV
Series: Greek Texts
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Ideal for upper school and university students, as well as readers interested in classical literature and ancient Greek culture.
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First published in the outstanding and long-running 'red Macmillan'
series in 1948 and revised in 1958 and 1962 Stanford's second
volume of the "Odyssey" has remained the standard edition used by
upper school and university students to guide their early reading of
the epic.
This second volume on the Odyssey has remained the standard edition used by upper school and university students to guide their early reading of the epic.
Book Hero Magic formatted this description to make it easier to read. While it's new and
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First published in the outstanding and long-running 'red Macmillan' series in 1948 and revised in 1958 and 1962 (with, for example, a new section on Mycenaean Greek in relation to Homer), this second volume on the Odyssey has remained the standard edition used by upper school and university students to guide their early reading of the epic.
The introduction covers many of the questions that lie behind the poem and includes a useful summary of Homeric grammar. The text is elucidated with full annotations, indexes, and bibliography.
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Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781853995125
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 01 January 1998
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Bristol Classical Press
Edition: 2nd New edition
Contributors:
- Volume editor M.M. Willcock
- Volume editor W.B. Stanford
Audience: Tertiary education, Professional and scholarly
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 33.0mm
Width: 129.0mm
Height: 198.0mm
Weight: 688g
Pages: 433
About the Author
M.M. Willcock was Professor of Classics at the University of Lancaster and subsequently Professor of Latin in University College London, UK.
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