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Discover how internal evidence reshapes the Homeric question. This study argues for a composite Iliad and a link to the Odyssey.
The book surveys the two great Homeric poems and investigates their mutual relation and origin using only what the texts reveal. It presents a case for double authorship in the Iliad, with an Achilles-centered core, and then shows how the Odyssey and the non-Achillean books fit together with a single Homeric tradition.
By tracing patterns across the Epics, the work connects Ulysses, Hector, and Helen, and discusses how epic craft, rival sections, and shared language point to a coherent, pre-Homeric tradition that culminates in a single poetic voice.
- How the two Epics might be linked by internal structure and stylistic cues.
- Evidence for a dual authorship theory and its implications for the Iliad’s composition.
- Connections between the Odyssey and the non-Achillean books in the Iliad.
- What the arguments suggest about the Homeric poet’s craft and historical context.
Ideal for readers of Homeric poetry, classical philology, and literary history.
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