
The Iliad
G. S. Kirk, Homer
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A Commentary: Volume 4, Books 13-16
by G. S. Kirk, Homer, Richard Janko
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This, the fourth volume in the six-volume Commentary on the Iliad being prepared under the General Editorship of Professor G. S. Kirk, covers Books 13-16, including the Battle for the Ships, the Deception of Zeus and the Death of Patroklos. Three introductory essays discuss the role of Homer's gods in his poetry; the origins and development of the epic diction; and the transmission of the text, from the bard's lips to our own manuscripts.
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