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The Odyssey (2 Volume Set) (Ancient Greek Edition)
Peter Jones
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Description for The Odyssey (2 Volume Set) (Ancient Greek Edition)
Paperback. Editor(s): Jones, Peter V. Series: Classical Texts. Num Pages: 232 pages, Greek text with facing translation, commentary and notes. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 2AHA; DNF; DSBB; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 210 x 149 x 10. Weight in Grams: 220.
This edition is produced with particular concern for the student coming to Homer for the first time. The text is given with facing translation and commentary, but the usual apparatus criticus at the bottom of each page is replaced by brief notes on Homeric language. This makes the text considerably more accessible for those without Homeric Greek. These notes are cross-referenced to an introduction on Homeric language for those meeting it for the first time. Textual matters are discussed in the commentary itself, though this is, as is usual in the series, ... Read more
This edition is produced with particular concern for the student coming to Homer for the first time. The text is given with facing translation and commentary, but the usual apparatus criticus at the bottom of each page is replaced by brief notes on Homeric language. This makes the text considerably more accessible for those without Homeric Greek. These notes are cross-referenced to an introduction on Homeric language for those meeting it for the first time. Textual matters are discussed in the commentary itself, though this is, as is usual in the series, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Aris & Phillips
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
Number of Pages
232
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780856684708
SKU
V9780856684708
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About Peter Jones
Dr P.V. Jones was Senior Lecturer in Classics at the University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne. He has written a previous commentary on Homer and was well known as a battler for the place of classics in the modern curriculum.
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