Product Description

Willcock provides a line-by-line commentary that explains allusions and Homeric conventions that a student or general reader could not be expected to bring to an initial encounter with the Iliad.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #110845 in Books
• Published on: 1976-04-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 302 pages

Customer Reviews

Great companion when reading Lattimore's Iliad
This book is invaluable if you are reading Lattimore's Iliad for the first time. Along with book summaries, it gives a line-by-line commentary explaining the historical context of some of Homer's character phrases, as well as meanings of words that are unfamiliar. It made my first reading of the Iliad much more easy and enjoyable. This is recommended not only to first-time readers but also to people who want a deeper knowledge into Homer's world.

Excellent book for the beginner or undergraduate student
This book is an excellent purchase alongside The Iliad. It was an indispensable addition and help to my study and understanding of this widely accepted cornerstone of western culture. If you are going to make the morethan worthwhile effort of reading and exploring Lattimores very good translation of what must be one of the most emotive and all encompassing stories of human suffering and redemption then this book is a must.