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Homer: Odyssey I and IIAris & Phillips Classical Texts This edition is produced with particular concern for the student coming to Homer for the first time. The text is given with facing translation and commentary, but the usual apparatus criticus at the bottom of each page is replaced by brief notes on Homeric language. This makes the text considerably more accessible for those without Homeric Greek. These notes are cross referenced to an introduction on Homeric language

This rich and challenging play ranges over the supreme myth of Oidipous and his doomed family

Despite lower levels of compulsory Latin in schools today

informative notes

Theseus and the Minotaur

Alexander’s symbolic taming of chaos foretells his rise to power and demonstrates the qualities he will carry with him throughout his lifelong campaign of conquest

Her belief that love means despair and heartbreak will be questioned when she meets a charming young painter

σε όσα έγιναν και σε όσα δε θα γίνουν σώματα που πέφτουν σωρηδόν στην άσφαλτο και το ένα μέσα στ' άλλο

beginning at the point where Tacitus noted a significant deterioration in the principate of the emperor Tiberius

and his opponent Aeschines went into exile

glossaries and map combine to give students a focused preparation for their exams

The introduction describes the background to the play

In this revised edition he also argues for the spurious nature of the play's ending

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