Scholar Andrew Dalby delves into the world that first heard the Odyssey and the Iliad, asking new questions about the poet named Homer. Rediscovering Homer follows the growth of the legend of Troy from a kernel of historical truth into an unforgettable story that a succession of singers re-created for generations of audiences. Dalby asks why and how the two great epics crossed the frontier from song to writing while finding new approaches to the personality of Homer and showing how the earliest evidence has been misread. He makes a powerful case that both poems are the work of a single poet, but it is his conclusion that will surprise even serious classical scholars: Homer was most likely a woman.
- ISBN10 0393330192
- ISBN13 9780393330199
- Publish Date 17 August 2007 (first published 17 July 2006)
- Publish Status Active
- Out of Print 4 June 2017
- Publish Country US
- Imprint WW Norton & Co
- Format Paperback
- Pages 302
- Language English