The Homeric Battle of the Frogs and Mice (Greek Texts) - 9781350035942

This book offers students of Greek and scholars interested in Greek literature the first English-language commentary on the ôBattle of Frogs and Miceö, a short animal epic ascribed to Homer in the ancient world. The book includes a contextualizing introduction covering issues of literary genre, literary history and the language of Homeric Greek. In addition to a revised Greek text, the volume also offers a new translation of the poem. The commentary furnishes readers with extensive linguistic and literary information so that they may investigate the problem of the poem's character and authorship on their own. A full vocabulary at the back ensures this is a one-stop shop for students reading the poem.

• | Author: Joel P. Christensen, Erik Robinson
• | Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• | Publication Date: Feb 08, 2018
• | Number of Pages: 216 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Hardcover/Literary Criticism
• | ISBN-10: 1350035947
• | ISBN-13: 9781350035942