Document Type
Book Review
Publication Date
4-2009
Abstract
A 14,305 page Iliad commentary? That is what we get if we multiply the pages Adrian Kelly lavishes on Book 8 with the poem’s dimensions. And, Book 8? This is never really explained, though I suspect the long scholarly tradition that the book strays from Homer’s typical compositional practices and standards is one reason. For Adrian Kelly’s stated objective is to recreate at least part of the rich network of associations available to the early auditors of epic, with the result that Book 8 is shown to be as traditional as any other.
DOI
10.1017/S0009840X08001601
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
City
Cambridge, England
Repository Citation
Cook, E. (2009). [Review of the book A Referential Commentary and Lexicon to Homer, Iliad VIII, by A. Kelly]. The Classical Review, 59(1), 14-16. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0009840X08001601
Publication Information
The Classical Review