'These essays … introduce students to the main themes and characters of the Iliad … efficient and suggestive.' Edith Foster, Exemplaria Classica
Introduction; 1. Book 18 and the choice of Achilles; 2. Hector; 3. The gods; 4. The shield of Achilles; 5. Homeric language and style: some important features; 6. Metre, grammar, text; Iliad 18 (ΙΛΙΑΔΟΣ Σ); Commentary; Appendix: Gilgamesh and Homer.