In the second volume, the commentaries by Heubeck (Books IX-XII) and Hoekstra (Books XIII-XVI) are both preceded by introductions, with Hoekstra paying special attention to diction in the Odyssey and the tradition of epic diction in general. The introductions and commentary have been thoroughly revised and adapted to the text of T. W. Allen in the Oxford Classical Text series.
Readership: Students and scholars of Greek literature.
Edited by Alfred Heubeck, late Emeritus Professor of Classics, University of Erlangen-Nürnberg, and Arie Hoekstra, Emeritus Professor of Classics, University of Brussels, V.U.B.
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"'This is a very impressive work of technical scholarship ... by far the best work available on the subject in this format.' Greece & Rome, Vol XXXVII, No 1 April 1990"
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