Homer

This concise book is a complete and contemporary introduction toHomer and his two master-works, the Iliad and the Odyssey. Itexplains the "Homeric Question," illuminating itscurrent status, and critiques the literary qualities of theIliad and the Odyssey, analyzing and contrastingtheir plotting, narrative technique, and characterization.

• Provides historical background and literary readings ofThe Iliad and The Odyssey
  
• New to the second edition: a section on Homer's receptionin ancient Greece
  a chapter on Homer and archaeology
  additionalmaps
  an updated bibliography
  a glossary of key terms
  andinformation on the oral composition of the poems
  
• Text is updated throughout
  
• Assumes no prior knowledge of Greek