Hesperos: Studies in Ancient Greek Poetry Presented to M. L. West on His Seventieth BirthdayP. J. Finglass, C. Collard, N. J. Richardson Martin West is widely recognized as one of the most significant classicists of all time. Over nearly half a century his publications have transformed our understanding of Greek poetry. This volume celebrates his achievement with twenty-five papers on different areas of the subject which he has illuminated, written by distinguished scholars from four continents. It also includes West's Balzan Prize acceptance speech, 'Forward into the Past', in which he explains his approach toliterary scholarship, and a complete bibliography of his academic publications. |
Contents
List of Abbreviations | x |
Encomium | xix |
The Academic Publications of M L West | xxix |
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