This concise book is an ideal introduction to Homer – the poet and his two great epics, the Iliad and the Odyssey.
Student-friendly introduction to Homer.
Provides historical background and literary readings of the Iliad and the Odyssey.
Makes use of the author’s own original research.
Assumes no prior knowledge of Greek.
About the Author
Barry B. Powell is Halls-Bascom Professor of Classics at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. His previous publications include Homer and the Origin of the Greek Alphabet (1991), A Short Introduction to Classical Myth (2001), Writing and the Origins of Greek Literature (2002), and Classical Myth (fourth edition, 2004).
Features
Student-friendly introduction to Homer.
Provides historical background and literary readings of the Iliad and the Odyssey.
