Homeric Soundings - Oliver (Fellow and Tutor in Greek and Latin Language and Literature Taplin - Bog

To a reader, the Iliad may seem long and shapeless - but a close study reveals a wealth of powerful networks and intricate poetic motifs. Dr Taplin's new book argues that Homer created the Iliad to be heard, and that its sophisticated techniques would have been more, not less, accessible, to an aural audience.