![]() According to its title, Power’s work is a reading guide it is included in the series ‘Reading Guides to Long Poems’ goal of which is to highlight “the importance of the long poem for our literary and national heritage” (p. it aspires to offer a brief introduction to some of the key issues vis-à-vis the Odyssey along with commentary to selected passages. The book under review seems to be a hybrid form of (b) and (d), i.e. These treatises can be categorised as follows: (a) critical readings which follow the story closely, (b) a presentation of the main issues concerning the poem, concisely or in detail, (c) a selection of scholarly articles, and (d) commentaries, either associated with the original text or with a translation. Therefore, introductory works are very useful for students and the general public alike. ![]() Anyone embarking on the study of Homer’s Odyssey may get lost in a story which runs for over 12,000 lines as well as in the vast amount of the related scholarship. ![]()
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