Janko the iliad a commentary on the book

Iliad 10s status as the epics most doubted book with iliad 2 as a close rival, the book least likely to be judged homeric, and the one most frequently avoided among contemporary scholars, makes it particularly revealing of some of the central disagreements and developments in homeric scholarship over the last two centuries. Richard jankos edition of books 16 follows tile two volumes of the general editor, geoffrey kirk books 14, 58, and mark edwards edition of books 1720. Some observations homer begins by calling upon the goddess the muse, the goddess of poetry to sing of the anger of achilleus and its devastating consequences. This, the fourth volume in the sixvolume commentary on the iliad being prepared under the general editorship of professor g. These books contained over 3,000 lines of complex epic narrative, mostly battles including the wonderful aristeia of patroclus, but also the deception of zeus, which is a miniature homeric hymn. Given the great progress since then in reading herculaneum papyri, i brought out. Set during the trojan war, the tenyear siege of the city of troy ilium by a coalition of greek states, it tells of the battles and events during the. Loeb classical library founded by james loeb 1911 edited by jeffrey henderson. Books one, two and three all quotations from the iliad are from the translation of richmond lattimore, university of chicago press, 1951. Check out our revolutionary sidebyside summary and analysis. Click anywhere in the line to jump to another position. Richard janko s edition of books 16 follows tile two volumes of the general editor, geoffrey kirk books 14, 58, and mark edwards edition of books 1720. Synopsis this, the fourth volume in the sixvolume commentary on the iliad being prepared under the general editorship of professor g. This is the second volume in the major sixvolume commentary on the iliad now being prepared under the general editorship of professor kirk.

Richard jankos edition of books 16 follows tile two volumes of the. This commentary will be an essential reference work for all students of greek literature. I have actually used the one by barbara graziosi on book 6 and liked it. Unfortunatley, these books do not cover the entire iliad. When agamemnons refuses to give up chryses daughter, apollo provides an early example of divine intervention, setting an example of how the gods. Seymour, commentary on homers iliad, books iiii agamemnon, hom. Janko was awarded a john simon guggenheim memorial fellowship in 1986. It consists of four introductory chapters, dealing in particular with rhythm and formular techniques, followed by the detailed commentary which aims at helping.

Now the other princes of the achaeans slept soundly the whole night through, but agamemnon son of atreus was troubled, so that he could get no rest. Kirk is complete with the publication of this volume. The first book serves as an introduction to the whole poem. The story opens in the ninth year of war between troy and the achaeans, when a plague has swept over the achaean army. Achilles mourns his previous inaction, and says that he is now ready to accept his fate by revenging himself on the trojans.

As when fair junos lord flashes his lightning in token of great rain or hail or snow when the snowflakes whiten the ground, or again as a sign that he will open the wide jaws of hungry war, even so did agamemnon heave many a heavy sigh, for his. Kirk, covers books 16, including the battle for the ships, the deception of zeus and the death of patroklos. A good rule of thumb is that series have a conventional name and are intentional creations, on the part of the author or publisher. Pdf a companion to the iliad download full pdf book.

Apparently especially the one edited by janko on books 16 is very good. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read the iliad of homer. Iliad commentary janko 16 homer oral tradition scribd. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus.

Hainsworth confronts the serious problems posed by the ninth, tenth and twelfth books of the iliad. That commentary is of the highest quality, but inevitably. The sixvolume commentary on homers iliad prepared under the general editorship of professor g. The iliad a commentary volume 1 books 1 4 available for download and read online in other formats. Homer begins by asking the muse to help him sing the story of the rage of achilles. She tells achilles to stay out of battle until the next dawn, when she will return with splendid new arms.

Series was designed to cover groups of books generally understood as such see wikipedia. Volume 6, books 2124 this is the sixth and final volume of the major commentary on homers iliad now being prepared under the general editorship of professor g. Pdf a companion to the iliad download full pdf book download. This is a sixvolume commentary on homers iliad, under the general editorship of professor g. Professor kirk himself is the editor of the present volume, which covers the first four books of iliad. Volume 6, books 2124 this is the sixth and final volume of the major commentary on homers iliad now being prepared under the. Meanwhile i had been invited to produce a commentary on books xiiixvi of homers iliad, in the series edited by professor geoffrey s. The outcome of achilles anger is the will of zeus, but it also killed a huge number of achaean soldiers. Kirk general editor and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at.

This is the first volume of a projected sixvolume commentary on homers iliad, under the general editorship of professor g. Sep 19, 2011 the iliad of homer ebook written by homer. Some observations homer begins by calling upon the goddess the muse, the goddess of poetry to sing of the anger of achilleus and its devastating. Like many concepts in the book world, series is a somewhat fluid and contested notion.

Kirk proceeds with its fourth and fifth volumes, covering books 20. It also consists of four introductory essays including discussions of similes and other features of narrative style followed by the commentary. Three introductory essays discuss the role of homers. He wrote the volume on homers iliad 16 in the set of commentaries on homers iliad edited by geoffrey kirk.

Kirk this is the first volume of a projected sixvolume commentary on homers iliad, under the general editorship of professor g. Commentary v4 bk 16 by janko kirk 20080112 janko kirk on. It consists of four introductory chapters, dealing in particular with rhythm and formular techniques, followed by the detailed commentary which aims at. Iliad, commentaries textkit greek and latin forums. The fifth volume of the major sixvolume commentary on homers iliad is the first to be edited by one of g.

Quite a few comments have been posted about the iliad. Books one, two and three all quotations from the iliad are from the translation of richmond lattimore, university of chicago press, 1951 how the plot develops. This project is the first largescale commentary on the iliad, for nearly one hundred years, and takes special account of language, style and thematic structure as well as of the complex social and cultural background to the work. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. Kirk is available at in several formats for your ereader. Hide browse bar your current position in the text is marked in blue. I included parts of it, and of another papyrus on herculaneum that discusses aristotles theory of catharsis, in 1987 in a translation and commentary that i produced of aristotles poetics and related materials, including a reconstruction of the lost book ii. Stanford libraries official online search tool for books, media, journals, databases, government documents and more. A reading of homers iliad, book 1, in ancient greek. This acclaimed book by richard janko is available at in several formats for your ereader.

Special index to commentary on the achaean and trojan catalogues. Thetis observes that achilles no longer has any armor of his own, and tells him that she will go to the smith god hephaestus. Several modem scholars and critics, cited in the bibliography, have helped as well, and so have several modern translators of the iliad, in whole or part. Iliad commentary janko 16 free ebook download as pdf file. However, formatting rules can vary widely between applications and fields of interest or study. Now the gods were sitting with jove in council upon the golden floor while hebe went round pouring out nectar for them to drink, and as they pledged one another in their cups of gold they looked down upon the town of troy. Homers address to the muse begins the idea that the iliad is a poem inspired by the gods, an epic undertaking that will retrace a myth already well known to homers ancient greek audience. Download pdf the iliad a commentary volume 1 books 1 4. Edwards,bryan hainsworth,richard janko,nicholas james richardson book resume. This sixvolume commentary on the iliad is fantastic and indispensable.

Hydem, hyherm homeric hymns to apollo, aphrodite, demeter, hermes janko, hhh r. The son of saturn then began to tease juno, talking at her so as to provoke her. Menelaus, said he, has two good friends among the goddesses, juno of argos, and minerva. Download pdf the iliad a commentary volume 1 books 1 4 book full free. In book 9 of the iliad old phoenix calls for a man of words and a man of action too. Volume 4, books 16 book online at best prices in india on.