Although the Iliad and Odyssey narrate only relatively small portions of the Trojan War and its aftermath, for centuries these works have overshadowed other, mo
West presents all the source material and provides the first comprehensive commentary on the lost Troy epics, making full use of iconographic as well as literar
From its ancient incarnation as a song to recent translations in modern languages, Homeric epic remains an abiding source of inspiration for both scholars and a