Ahuvia Kahane

Homer?s poetry is widely recognized as the beginning of the literary tradition of the West and among its most influential canonical texts. Outlining a series of key themes, ideas, and values associated with Homer and Homeric poetry, Homer: A Guide for the Perplexed explores the question of the formation of the Iliad and the Odyssey - the so-called?Homeric Problem?. Among the main Homeric themes which the book considers are origin and form, orality...