This book focuses on oath-making narratives in the Iliad, through which it articulates a theory of ritualized violence.

The Iliad and the Odyssey are emotional powerhouses largely because of their extensive use of direct speech. Yet this characteristic of the Homeric epics has le

Presents a series of critical essays discussing the structure, themes, and subject matter of Homer's The Iliad.

These nine new essays on Homer's epics deal not only with major Homeric themes of time (honor), kleos (fame), geras (rewards), the psychology of Homeric warrior

At the centre of the commentary on Book 19 of the Iliad is the interpretation of speeches and events at the assembly of the Achaean army. It is here that the ar