Selections from Homer's Iliad
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....
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This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.Robin R. SchlunkBenner's Iliad is one of the finest school texts in classics ever published in this country.
ForewordixHomer and His WorldxThe Gods of the IliadxiiThe Singer and the TraditionxiiiThe Story and How It Is ToldxivHomeric DictionxixOther Features of Homeric StylexxiiFurther ReadingxxviPrefacexxixIntroduction to Homer's IliadxxxiiiOrigin and Transmission of the Greek EpicxxxiiiThe Homeric AgexxxviiiDress in the Homeric AgexlArmor in the Homeric AgexlvBookIA entireIIB 1483m 780-815III[Gamma] entireVE 274-352, 432-448VIZ 237-529IXI entireXVO 592-746XVI[Pi] 1-167, 198-305, 419-507, 663-867XVIII[Sigma] entireXIXT 1-73, 276-300, 392-424XXIIX entireXXIV[Omega] 472-691A Table of Parallel ReferencesA Short Homeric GrammarPart I.The Dactylic HexameterPart II.Elision, Contraction, Synizesis, etc.Part III.Inflections--Word-formationPart IV.Prepositions and AdverbsPart V.SyntaxA Vocabulary and Greek IndexAn English Index
\ Robin R. SchlunkBenner's Iliad is one of the finest school texts in classics ever published in this country.\ \
