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HOMER, (HOMERUS), Iliad. Book Nine. Edited with an Introduction and Commentary by Jasper Griffin. Clarendon Press, Oxford, 1999. VII,152p. Paperback. Upper edge bit stained. Lower corner front cover bit creased. Blind tooling ex libris as well as name and date on half title. 'A concise introduction, text, and commentary on this Book, the turning point in the plot of the poem and one of its poetical peaks, rich in vivid speech and psychology, and raising fundamental questions about heroism and the meaning of human life. There is a general account of Homeric style and language, and of the formulaic system of composition. The Embassy to Achilles is discussed in the context of an accessible general account of heroic poetry and of the Iliad as a whole. The commentary explains basic points of language and style; it also discusses disputed questions and offers a full literary commentary on all aspects of the text. (Editor's information). ' (...) a highly suitable introduction for students new to Homer, and one of the greatest merits of Griffin's excellent edition is the conviction with which he argues for its importance in the structure of the poem...this is a thoroughly reliable edition, and it can be recommended not only to beginners in Homer but also to more advanced scholars.' (A.F.GARVIE, Journal of Hellenic Studies 118 (1998), p.208.) From the library of the late Sir Kenneth James Dover. € 20.00 (Antiquarian) ISBN: 9780198141303