Nov 16, 2009

The Odyssey | Overview

Background: The Homeric Tradition
The authorship of the Iliad and the Odyssey has been disputed heavily for decades. Previous tradition held that Homer the ancient, blind poet who sang of a heroic age that was long past even in his own day, composed these magnificent poems. The epics were then handed down through the generations until they acquired an immortal fame that no other work could ever hope to equal, no less exceed.

Today, these traditions have...