This is the fourth part of a six-volume commentary on Homer's Iliad. It takes full account of this century's discoveries in oral poetry, archaeology and linguis... » 

This is the fourth part of a six-volume commentary on Homer's Iliad. It takes full account of this century's discoveries in oral poetry, archaeology and linguistics (including the decipherment of Mycenaean Greek) and aims to show how skilfully Homer adapts his traditional materials. «