Homer / edited by Ian McAuslan and Peter Walcot.

Other author McAuslan, Ian.
Other author Walcot, Peter.
Format Book
Publication InfoOxford ; New York : Oxford University Press on behalf of the Classical Association, 1998.
Description210 pages ; 24 cm.
Subjects
Homer--Criticism and interpretation.
Homer--Criticism and interpretation.
Epic poetry, Greek--History and criticism.
Odysseus (Greek mythology) in literature.
Achilles (Greek mythology) in literature.
Trojan War--Literature and the war.
Civilization, Homeric.

SeriesGreece & Rome studies ; v. 4
Greece & Rome studies ; v. 4. ^A524764
Contents Homeric society: a shame-culture? / J.T. Hooker -- Homer, the poet of the Dark Age / O.T.P.K. Dickinson -- The search for the real Homer / G.S. Kirk -- The search for the poet Homer / M.M. Willcock -- Critical appreciation: Homer, Iliad 1.1-52 / Jasper Griffin and Martin Hammond -- Thersites in the Iliad / N. Postlethwaite -- The shield of Achilles within the Iliad / Oliver Taplin -- The succession issue in the Odyssey / John Halverson -- The reunion of Penelope and Odysseus / Chris Emlyn-Jones -- True and lying tales in the Odyssey / Chris Emlyn-Jones -- Odysseus and the Return of the Swallow / E.K. Borthwick -- 'But why has my spirit spoken with me thus?': Homeric decision-making / R.W. Sharples -- Homeric survivals in the medieval and modern Greek folksong tradition? / G.M. Sifakis -- Homer in translation / A.G. Geddes.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and indexes.
LCCN 97044153
ISBN0199201870
ISBN0199201889

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Joyner General Stacks PA4037 .H7745 1998 ✔ Available Place Hold