The World of Odysseus

TheWorldofOdysseusisaconciseandpenetratingaccountofthesocietythatgavebirthtotheIliadandtheOdyssey--abookthatprovidesavividpictureoftheGreekDarkAges,itsmenandwomen,worksanddays,moralsandvalues.Longcelebratedasapathbreakingachievementinthesocialhistoryoftheancientworld,M.I.Finley'sbrilliantstudyremains,asclassicistBernardKnoxnotesinhisintroductiontothisnewedition,"asindispensabletotheprofessionalasitisaccessibletothegeneralreader"--afundamentalcompanionforstudentsofHomerandHomericGreece.