What is it about?
This review summarizes the content of Irene de Jong's fine commentary on Iliad Book XXII in the Cambridge Greek and Latin Classics series, otherwise known as the green and gold series. de Jong''s commentary is both helpful and thorough, leading the reader to a greater appreciation of the place of Book XXII in the Iliad as a whole.
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Why is it important?
Book XXII is one of the high points in the narrative of the Iliad . A commentary as good as this one is an important addition to any library.
Perspectives
de Jong's perceptive work on narrative and her careful readings of epic are always instructive.
Elizabeth Minchin
Australian National University
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This page is a summary of: Book review: Homer: Iliad Book XXII, written by de Jong, I.J.F., Mnemosyne, June 2014, Brill,
DOI: 10.1163/1568525x-12341672.
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