The first part of the book is a series of lectures on Greek poetic texts, ranging from the archaic to the pre-Hellenistic age, i.e. from the eighth to the fourth century BC. The main figures as well as their literary setting are discussed. Moreover, important topics determining the literary output are evaluated, too, as, for instance, the opposition between orality and literacy. The second part of the monograph consists of an introduction to Homer’s Iliad. The pervading idea ...
