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Selections from Homer's Iliad (edition 2001)

by Mark W. Edwards, Allen Rogers Benner (Editor)

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First published in 1903, Selections from Homer?s Iliad has become a classic Greek textbook. Allen Rogers Benner presents selections from twelve books of the Iliad both in Greek and English. Short summaries between books bridge the narrative and aid the student in gaining a comprehensive view of the Iliad as a work of literature and art. Invaluable resources include an extensive section of notes on the text, a short Homeric grammar, and a vocabulary and Greek index. In a new foreword, Mark W. Edwards argues for the utility of Benner?s text while offering a useful summary of current scholarship on the historical sources of the epic, Greek oral tradition, and Homeric style and diction. Benner?s Iliad will join Barbour?s Herodotus and Garrison?s Catullus as indispensable volumes in classical culture and literature available from the University of Oklahoma Press.  … (more)
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Title:Selections from Homer's Iliad
Authors:Mark W. Edwards
Other authors:Allen Rogers Benner (Editor)
Info:Red River Books (2001), Paperback, 522 pages
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An admirable text for the intermediate student of Greek who is approaching Homer for the first time, this volume (which has been around since 1903), offers a selection of passages from the Iliad. Five full books are presented (I, III, IX, XVIII, XXII), as well as episodes from seven others (II, V, VI, XV, XVI, XIX, XXIV), which leaves twelve books wholly unexplored. This title also includes a significant section of explanatory notes (pg. 213-345), a short Homeric Grammar, and a Vocabulary & Greek Index.

This is not a book intended for someone making a complete study of the Iliad in the ancient Greek (something I have never done, alas!), but serves to introduce a solid portion of Homer's work. It was the text in one of my college courses, so I also had the benefit of solid in-person instruction while using it. On a related note: I tend not to use the grammar and glossary/vocabulary features of books such as these, because I find it so annoying to be constantly flipping back and forth. I use either my Liddell & Scott Lexicon or the Perseus Project website as resources instead - they give you definitions, grammatical form, and other helpful information while the text is open in front of you. Just a study tip from one student to another... ( )
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First published in 1903, Selections from Homer?s Iliad has become a classic Greek textbook. Allen Rogers Benner presents selections from twelve books of the Iliad both in Greek and English. Short summaries between books bridge the narrative and aid the student in gaining a comprehensive view of the Iliad as a work of literature and art. Invaluable resources include an extensive section of notes on the text, a short Homeric grammar, and a vocabulary and Greek index. In a new foreword, Mark W. Edwards argues for the utility of Benner?s text while offering a useful summary of current scholarship on the historical sources of the epic, Greek oral tradition, and Homeric style and diction. Benner?s Iliad will join Barbour?s Herodotus and Garrison?s Catullus as indispensable volumes in classical culture and literature available from the University of Oklahoma Press.  

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A selection of passages from The Iliad, with an introduction, notes, a short Homeric grammar, and a vocabulary.
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