Böcker av Oliver (Fellow and Tutor in Greek and Latin Language and Literature Taplin

To a reader, the Iliad may seem long and shapeless - but a close study reveals a wealth of powerful networks and intricate poetic motifs. Dr Taplin's new book argues that Homer created the Iliad to be heard, and that its sophisticated techniques would have been more, not less, accessible, to an aural audience.

Presents a thesis about the relation of tragedy and comedy to vase-paintings, the cultural climate of cities of the Greek world outside Athens, and the extent to which Athenians were aware of drama as a commodity they could export.