About this title: Willcock provides a line-by-line commentary that explains allusions and Homeric conventions that a student or general reader could not be expected to bring to an initial encounter with the Iliad.
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Edition: Ex-Library
Binding: Trade Paperback
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Date Published: 1976
ISBN-13:9780226898551ISBN:0226898555
Description: Very Good. GREAT BOOK! NO SPINE CREASES & MODERATE WEAR ON LAMINATED COVER. LIGHTLY AGED, A FEW LIBRARY STAMPS, NO MARKINGS IN TEXT. "Description: Willcock provides a line-by-line commentary that explains allusions and Homeric conventions that a student or general reader could not be expected to bring to an initial encounter with the Iliad. " read more
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Date Published: 1976
ISBN-13:9780226898551ISBN:0226898555
Description: Good. No DJ Issued. Good. No dust jacket as issued. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 302 p. Audience: General/trade. Good title in good condition. Pages are clean and tight. Covers show some light edgewear and bumping. read more
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Date Published: 1976
ISBN-13:9780226898551ISBN:0226898555
Description: Good. No dust jacket as issued. Corners curled and creased. Text is clean and tightly bound. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 293 p. Audience: General/trade. Based on the translation by Richmond Lattimore. read more
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Date Published: 1976
ISBN-13:9780226898551ISBN:0226898555
Description: Fine. No dust jacket as issued. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 302 p. Audience: General/trade. Fine condition softcover is as new. No creases or edgewear, cover shines. read more
Edition: First Printing
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: University of Chicago Press, Chicago
Date Published: 1976
ISBN-13:9780226898551ISBN:0226898555
Description: Good- 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. (USA) No markigns, but the cover edge is rubbed, Good used copy. Illus wraps, 293pp, index. This is an excellent guide to for students of the Iliad. (1.4 JM FO 42B/1. read more
Description: Very good; Collectible. Pbk 1976. Great condition. Appears unread. No marks/underlines/highlights. Pages are clean and tight. Minor shelfwear. Free deliver confirmation. Satisfaction guaranteed! read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1976. 0226898555
ISBN-13:9780226898551ISBN:0226898555
Description: Rep. "...provides a line-by-line commentary that explains the many factual details, mythological allusions, and Homeric conventions that a student or general reader could not be expected to bring to an initial encounter with the Iliad. " Pp.8/293. Pbk. VG. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: University of Chichago Press, Chicago and London
Date Published: 1976
ISBN-13:9780226898551ISBN:0226898555
Description: Very Good. 8" Tall By 5 1/4 " Wide Approx. viii + 293 pages incl. index & bibliography. Pictorial softback covers. General small rubs all round, light wear to spine-ends & corners, slight creases to corners, slight wear to edges, reading crease to front hinge. Spine slightly lighter that front. Text is very clean & in nice sound condition. read more
Description: Acceptable. Well-worn copy. Book is ACCEPTABLE with noted wear to cover and pages. Binding intact. May contain highlighting, inscriptions or notations. We offer a no-hassle guarantee on all our items. Orders generally ship by the next business day. Default Text. read more
Description: Acceptable. ACCEPTABLE with noted wear to cover and pages. Binding intact. May contain highlighting, inscriptions or notations. We offer a no-hassle guarantee on all our items. Orders generally ship by the next business day. Default Text. read more
Edition: Later Printing
Binding: Trade Paperback
Publisher: University of Chicago Press, Chicago, IL
Date Published: 1976
ISBN-13:9780226898551ISBN:0226898555
Description: Good + Pages clean. binding tight. edge wear with ink chips. front corners dented. top and bottom binding edges dented. read more
"Incredibly helpful line-by-line commentary. Without it, the Iliad would have been one long, incomprehensible series of gory battles and petulant warriors; with it, the characters and story began to feel real and even moving to me. (Great literature should not be drudgery)"
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