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The Making of the IliadM. L. West

Greek Mythology and Religion

The Making of the Iliad

Disquisition and Analytical Commentary

by M. L. West

West's account of how the Iliad was composed, arguing for a single poet working in the seventh century BCE who used writing and revised his poem over time. A book-by-book commentary identifies sources and later additions. A major contribution to the Homeric question.

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