Homer's The Iliad

by Harold Bloom (Editor)

- Comprehensive reading and study guides for some of the world's most important literary masterpieces
- Concise critical excerpts provide a scholarly overview of each work
- "The Story Behind the Story" details the conditions under which the work was written
- Each book includes a biographical sketch of the author, a descriptive list of characters, an extensive summary and analysis, and an annotated bibliography

Contents:
Introduction
Biographical Sketch
The Story Behind the Story
List of Characters
Summary and Analysis
Critical Views:
---C.M. Bowra on the Characters
---Milman Parry on the Traditional Metaphor in Homer
---Eric Auerbach on Odysseus' Scar
---M.I. Finley on Morals and Values
---Albin Lesky on the Iliad's Materials and Composition
---Cedric H. Whitman on Homeric Character and the Tradition
---G.S. Kirk on a Reconsideration of the Plain Style
---Jasper Griffin on the Divine Audience and the Religion of the Iliad
---Seth L. Schein on Hector and Troy
---Mark W. Edwards on Symbolism
---Bernard Knox on the Gods and Heroes
---Joachim Latacz on the Theme of the Wrath of Achilles
---Albert Bates Lord on the Language of Arms and Arming
---Maureen Alden on the Shield of Achilles
---Margalit Finkelberg on the Social Perspective in the Iliad
Works by Homer
Annotated Bibliography
Contributions
Acknowledgments
Index

122 pages, Hardcover

Published January 1, 2005

About the author

Harold Bloom was an American literary critic and the Sterling Professor of Humanities at Yale University. In 2017, Bloom was called "probably the most famous literary critic in the English-speaking world." After publishing his first book in 1959, Bloom wrote more than 50 books, including over 40 books of literary criticism, several books discussing religion, and one novel. He edited hundreds of anthologies concerning numerous literary and philosophical figures for the Chelsea House publishing firm. Bloom's books have been translated into more than 40 languages. He was elected to the American Philosophical Society in 1995.
Bloom was a defender of the traditional Western canon at a time when literature departments were focusing on what he derided as the "school of resentment" (multiculturalists, feminists, Marxists, and others). He was educated at Yale University, the University of Cambridge, and Cornell University.

Reviews

[Maede · Rating 2 out of 5]

این کتاب راهنمای مطالعه‌ی ایلیاده. در ابتدا تاریخ کتاب رو توضیح میده و بعد خلاصه و تحلیل داستان رو کنار هم در یک متن طولانی میاره که جزئیات زیادی نداره. در آخر هم پانزده مقاله‌ی تحلیلی به نسبت کوتاه داره که بعضی‌هاشون واقعا جالبن و جوانب خاصی از داستان رو بررسی می‌کنند و بعضی‌هاشون فقط اضافه‌گویی هستند

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[Robert · Rating 2 out of 5]

Not as good as the Bloom Modern Critical Interpretations series, which this book IS NOT - even though it seems to be confused for the same book here on GoodReads