![]() ![]() ![]() Research into traditional areas of Homeric scholarship (e.g., language, the structure of the text, etc.) has come a long way since the last comprehensive commentaries on the Iliad were carried out, that is, the commentary by Ameis-Hentze in German language in the late-nineteenth and early-twentieth century as well as the Cambridge commentary by Kirk et. The commentary primarily aims at students and academic teachers (at schools and universities), not only of Classics but also of cultural and literary studies as well as of humanities in general. The fresh concept in terms of content and form serves the needs of different groups of users. As a new standard work, the “Basel Commentary” of the Iliad has received considerable recognition among scholars worldwide. Using the old Ameis-Hentze-Cauer as a starting point, the new commentary reflects the current scholarship on Homer in a comprehensive way. Furthermore, the knowledge of the Mycenaean language (Linear B) and oral poetry provide completely new possibilities of textual constitution and analysis. In addition, generally acknowledged new fields such as narratology have been systematically studied. In the meantime considerable progress has been made in many traditional areas of Homeric studies (language, realia, structure etc.). ![]() ![]() Since Ameis-Hentze-Cauer (1868-1913) no comprehensive, scholarly commentary of Homer’s Iliad has been published in German. ![]()
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