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Reading Homer Iliad Books 16 and 18

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Authors

Edited with Introduction and Notes by
Stephen Anderson
, New College, Oxford,
Keith Maclennan
, Rugby School, Warwickshire,
Naoko Yamagata
, The Open University, Milton Keynes
General editor
John Taylor
, University of Manchester
Published 2022

Description

Reading 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…

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Key features

  • Provides a lot of detailed help to students approaching the Iliad for the first time in order to give them the ability to read these books and others with confidence
  • Explains the differences between Homeric and Attic Greek in the Introduction and notes so that students become familiar with Homeric forms and idioms
  • Explains all declensions and conjugations likely to cause difficulty so that students can consolidate their knowledge of Greek and tackle other authors with confidence

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