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Homer’s Iliad The Basel Commentary Homer’s Iliad The Basel Commentary Editors Anton Bierl and Joachim Latacz Managing Editor Magdalene Stoevesandt General Editor of the English Edition S. Douglas Olson Homer’s Iliad The Basel Commentary Edited by Anton Bierl and Joachim Latacz Book XIX By Marina Coray Translated by Benjamin W. Millis and Sara Strack and edited by S. Douglas Olson The publication of Homer’s Iliad: The Basel Commentary has been made possible by the kind financial support from the following organizations: Stavros Niarchos Foundation Freiwillige Akademische Gesellschaft (FAG), Basel L. & Th. La Roche Stiftung, Basel ISBN 978-1-5015-1224-7 e-ISBN (PDF) 978-1-5015-0441-9 e-ISBN (EPUB) 978-1-5015-0434-1 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data A CIP catalog record for this book has been applied for at the Library of Congress. Bibliographic information published by the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek The Deutsche Nationalbibliothek lists this publication in the Deutsche Nationalbibliografie; detailed bibliographic data are available in the Internet at http://dnb.dnb.de. © 2016 Walter de Gruyter Inc., Boston/Berlin Typesetting: Dörlemann Satz GmbH & Co. KG, Lemförde Printing and binding: Hubert & Co. GmbH & Co. KG, Göttingen ♾ Printed on acid-free paper Printed in Germany www.degruyter.com Table of contents Preface to the German Edition VII Preface to the English Edition IX Notes for the Reader (including list of abbreviations) XI 24 Rules Relating to Homeric Language (R) 1 Overview of the Action in Book 19 9 Commentary 11 Bibliographic Abbreviations 189 Preface to the German Edition With 424 verses, Book 19 of the Iliad is relatively short. In terms of content, however, it occupies a significant place within the structure of the action of the poem: Achilleus’ renunciation of his wrath is the turning point of the entire action, and this Book is thus closely linked to those that contain the cornerstones of the story of the wrath and its consequences. Moreover, the speeches in the great assembly scene, in which a broad consensus was reached via the media- tion of Odysseus, have regularly attracted particular interest from commentators. As a result, the present commentary aims to provide a critical survey of various controversies and proposed solutions to contentious issues and, via selected bib- liography, to point the way to exploration at greater depth. In its aim and structure, the commentary follows the volumes already pub- lished on Books 1, 2, and 6, the prefaces of which explain in detail the conception of the project as a whole. Many discussions refer back to entries in these previ- ously published commentary volumes; similar use was made of the commentary on Book 3, under preparation at the same time as this one, while in a few cases there are also references to the commentary on Book 24, which will be published shortly. * The Schweizerischer Nationalfonds zur Förderung der wissenschaftlichen For schung, which has supported the project from the outset, made possible my par- ticipation in the ‘Basler Kommentar’, as did additional donors that kindly aided in broadening the financial base for the project: two Basel institutions, namely the Freiwillige Akademische Gesellschaft and the Max GeldnerStiftung, and the Hamburger Stiftung zur Förderung von Wissenschaft und Kultur. Having been pri- marily engaged in teaching in the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences at the University of Basel, I was delighted to join the collaborators of the ‘Basel Com- mentary’ in April 2003. In the first instance, I would like to thank my honored teacher, Prof. Dr. Joachim Latacz, who inspired me time and again to engage with the world of Homer, who continually encouraged me with his interest in the development of this commen- tary, and who tirelessly improved my work with critical encouragement. Particu- lar thanks are likewise due to Prof. Dr. Anton Bierl who, helpfully and with great interest in my work, made numerous suggestions that opened up broader view- points. Also valuable was the fact that in all stages of my work I was able to rely on the help of the other two collaborators at Basel; extensive discussion with Dr. Magda- VIII Iliad 19 lene Stoevesandt and lic. phil. Claude Brügger helped me find viable solutions to many problems. I am grateful for this inexhaustible source of assistance, as well as for the valuable suggestions of the external collaborators: Dr. Martha Krie ter- Spiro (Zurich), with whom I fruitfully consulted on many issues – particularly oath and armoring scenes – and Prof. Dr. Robert Plath (Erlangen). No less helpful was the feedback received from our external experts: Rudolf Führer, Fritz Graf, Irene de Jong, Michael Meier-Brügger, Sebastiaan R. van der Mije, René Nünlist, Rolf A. Stucky, Jürgen von Ungern-Sternberg, Rudolf Wachter and Martin L. West. All of them saved me from errors, and they continuously improved my work with additions, suggestions and critical questions. The work session with the team members of the Lexikon des frühgriechischen Epos (LfgrE) and their director, Prof. Dr. Michael Meier-Brügger, also proved pro- ductive for me: the occasion of their visit to Basel in January 2008 provided an opportunity to engage with them in stimulating discussion of sections of my com- mentary. As work on the commentary came to an end, I was able to rely on the meticu- lous work of stud. phil. Alexandra Scharfenberger and stud. phil. Tamara Hofer; warm thanks are owed them for collaboratively reading and thinking through the material. But completion of the final version would not have been possi- ble without the judicious editing by Magdalene Stoevesandt and the constant support in all technical issues by Claude Brügger, who also assisted me in the production of the master copy. I would like to thank them both warmly for this as well. Further thanks are due Dr. Elisabeth Schuhmann of the publishers Walter de Gruyter, who followed the development of the commentary with great interest, and to lic. phil. Christoph Schneider, who as the subject librarian for Classical Studies in the Basel University Library provided generous support through the acquisition of bibliographic items. Finally, special thanks are owed my husband, who supported me throughout all stages of my work and participated with great understanding and engagement in many discussions about my reflections on commenting, and who shares my joy and interest in the millennia old language and culture of Greece. Basel, April 2009 Marina Coray Preface to the English Edition For this slightly revised version of my German commentary I have tried to include as much of the literature that has appeared in the field of Homeric studies since 2009, the year of its original publication, as possible. The present English edition has been made possible by the most gener- ous support of the Stavros Niarchos Foundation, the Freiwillige Akademische Gesellschaft (FAG) and the L. & Th. La Roche Stiftung, as well as the publisher Walter de Gruyter. I feel deeply indebted to all. My thanks are also due to Michiel Klein-Swormink, director of the US branch of De Gruyter, and to Prof. Dr. Anton Bierl and Prof. Dr. Joachim Latacz, the two directors of the Basel Commentary on Homer’s Iliad, who initiated and supported this translation project. The transla- tion team has performed a Herculean task: Prof. Dr. S. Douglas Olson, Dr. Benja- min W. Millis and Dr. Sara Strack had to translate a rather complex German text into readable English. I want to express my profound gratitude for their diligence and patience. I also want to extend my warmest thanks both to my colleague Dr. Magdalene Stoevesandt for her help and support throughout all these years, and last, but not least, to my husband for having shown a profound interest in my work and for giving many pieces of sound advice. Basel, April 2016 Marina Coray
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