![]() ![]() ![]() This book provides a line-by-line commentary on Homer's Odyssey that explains the factual details, mythological allusions, and Homeric conventions that a student or general reader could not be expected to bring to an initial encounter with the Odyssey. Each volume in the series includes the following: an introduction to the author and his work, with reference to scholarly views a commentary providing explanation of detail, historical background, and a discussion of difficult or key passages and periodic summaries of situation or content. Students of ancient history should also find useful the commentary on some of their source materials. The commentaries accompany readily available translations, and the series should be of value to students of Classical Civilization Studies for GCSE and A Level and at university. This series of Companions is designed for readers who approach the authors of the ancient world with little or no knowledge of Latin or Greek, or of the classical world. ![]()
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