Research Catalog

Title

Homer Odyssey. Books XIII and XIV / edited by A. M. Bowie, The Queen's College, Oxford.

Author

Homer

Publication

Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2013.

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Details

Additional Authors

Bowie, Angus M.

Description

xi, 258 pages; 21 cm.

Summary

The second part of the Odyssey takes epic in new directions, giving very significant roles to people of 'lower status' and their way of life: epic notions of the primacy of the aristocrat and of the achievements of the Trojan War are submitted to scrutiny. Books XIII-XIV contain some of the subtlest human exchanges in the poem, as Athena and Odysseus spar with each other and Odysseus tests the quiet patience of his swineherd Eumaeus. The principal themes and narrative structures, especially of disguise and recognition, which the second part uses with remarkable economy, are established here. The Introduction discusses these topics, and offers a detailed historical account of the Homeric dialect and remarks on metre; the Commentary pays particular attention to the exposition of unfamiliar linguistic forms and constructions. The literary parts of the Introduction and of the commentary are accessible to all. --Provided by publisher.

Series Statement

Cambridge Greek and Latin Classics

Uniform Title

• Odyssey. Book 13-14
• Cambridge Greek and Latin classics.

Alternative Title

Odyssey. Book 13-14

Subject

• Odysseus, King of Ithaca (Mythological character) > Poetry
• Odysseus, King of Ithaca (Mythological character)
• Odyssea (Homerus)

Genre/Form

• Poetry.
• Commentaren (vorm)
• Epen (teksten)

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (pages 238-251) and indexes.

Language (note)

• Text in Ancient Greek with commentary and introduction in English.

Call Number

JFD 14-3818

ISBN

• 9780521763547 (hardback)
• 0521763541 (hardback)
• 9780521159388 (pbk.)
• 0521159385 (pbk.)

LCCN

2013016365

OCLC

843228678

Author

Homer, author.

Title

Homer Odyssey. Books XIII and XIV / edited by A. M. Bowie, The Queen's College, Oxford.

Publisher

Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2013.

Type of Content

text

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Series

Cambridge Greek and Latin Classics

Cambridge Greek and Latin classics.

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references (pages 238-251) and indexes.

Language

Text in Ancient Greek with commentary and introduction in English.

Added Author

Bowie, Angus M., editor.

Research Call Number

JFD 14-3818