Homer (Paperback, 2 Revised edition)

Preface; Part I. Introduction: Background and Problems: 1. History, myth, poetry; 2. Poems behind poems; 3. Poetic language; 4. Light from the East?; 5. Early Greek hexameter poetry; 6. Dating the poems; 7. The debate on the oral epic tradition: Milman Parry and his followers; 8. But could Homer write?; 9. Sixth-century Athens; 10. Text and scholars; 11. Reception and interpretation; Part II. The Iliad: 12. Structure, characterisation, themes; 13. War and the hero; 14. Gods and men; 15. Choices and consequences; Part III. The Odyssey: 16. Must a sequel be inferior?; 17. Themes, structure, ethos; 18. Men, women and goddesses; 19. Endings; Part IV. Some Memorable Scenes: 20. Paris's bedchamber (Iliad 3. 424?47); 21. Phoenix's memories (Iliad 9. 478?97); 22. Patroclus brought low (Iliad 16. 777?800); 23. The horses of Achilles, gifts of the gods (Iliad 17.426?53); 24. News comes to Achilles (Iliad 18. 15?37, 50?1); 25. The pride of Ajax (Odyssey 11. 543?67); 26. Monster and man (Odyssey 12. 243?59); 27. Travel and adventure (Odyssey 14. 196ff. (extracts)); Bibliographical note; Bibliography; About the author; Index.