The Homer Encyclopedia

Abstract

The Homer Encyclopedia represents the first comprehensive reference to assemble definitive scholarship on the world and artistry of Homer, the historical and cultural background of the Iliad and the Odyssey, Homeric scholarship, and Homeric reception from antiquity to the present into one collection. • Represents the first encyclopedia on Homer ever published • Features contributions from 130 recent and established Homeric scholars • Covers Homeric scholarship and reception from antiquity to the present • 1360 entries supplying information on every aspect of the Homeric poems.