Homer's Iliad: Bloom's Notes [Paperback]

Homer (Author), Harold Bloom (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0791040909 | ISBN-13: 978-0791040904 | Publication Date: April 1996

In his introduction Harold Bloom states that, together with the Bible, the Iliad "represents the foundation of Western literature, thought, and spirituality." The piece is the focus of this title in our Bloom's Notes series. Along with a collection of some of the best criticism available on the work, this text includes a structural and thematic analysis, an index of themes and ideas, and more. This series is edited by Harold Bloom, Sterling Professor of the Humanities, Yale University; Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Professor of English, New York University Graduate School. These texts are the ideal aid for all students of literature, presenting concise, easy-to-understand biographical, critical, and bibliographical information on a specific literary work. Also provided are multiple sources for book reports and term papers with a wealth of information on literary works, authors, and major characters.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 90 pages
• Publisher: Chelsea House Pub (T) (April 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0791040909
• ISBN-13: 978-0791040904
• Product Dimensions: 7.8 x 5.1 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,428,186 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent resource, May 25, 2004

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This review is from: Homer's Iliad (Blm's Notes) (Bloom's Notes) (Library Binding)

This wonderful little book represents the work of a number of noted scholars, and was edited together by author and professor of English and the Humanities, Harold Bloom. It gives the reader a great introduction into the Iliad, and even gives you a better understanding of it if you have read the story. The book begins with a biography of Homer, and excellent thematic and structural analysis of the story, a handy list of characters, a collection of some eighteen (if I counted correctly) critical views (analyses of the Iliad, Homer or other relevant topics), a list of English and Greek editions of Homer's works, a list of works about Homer and the Iliad, and finally an index of themes and ideas (useful).

This is a great book for anyone who wishes to understand the Iliad at all, or just more thoroughly. Personally, I enjoyed the critical views the best. I found this to be an excellent resource, and I highly recommend it to you.

1 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Although insightful, does not include summaries., September 27, 1998

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This review is from: Homer's Iliad: Bloom's Notes (Paperback)

This book is a collection of essays about the book. It helps a lot for understanding the diffucult author, Homer. However, it contains no summaries for review or for when you simply did not read. Go for Barron's if that's what you want.

1 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The universal themes are timeless!, December 17, 1998

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This review is from: Homer's Iliad: Bloom's Notes (Paperback)

Achilleus gets his broad taken away by Agamemnon and gets angry. Goes and cries to his mother, Thetis, who is also the god of the seas, and tells Zeus to help the Trojans defeat the Acheans in revenge for her son. Hektor of Trojans kills Achilleus' closse friend (4got his name) and decides to get revenge and kills Hektor. All of this pretty much progresses into the fall of Troy.