Moses I. Finley

The World of Odysseus is a concise and fascinating account of the society that gave birth to The Iliad and The Odyssey. A pioneering work of social history first published in 1954, Finley's brilliant study is a fundamental companion for any student of Homer or ancient Greece.

The World of Odysseus

Drawing on a deep understanding of oral poetry and an unrivalled knowledge of early Greece, Sir Moses Finley offers a totally fresh analysis of Homer's depiction of kinship and values, Paris, Priam and the gods. When "The World of Odysseus" was published to great acclaim in 1954, it at once aroused controversy. This second edition confirms the central claims he advanced so brilliantly in the first publication.

The World of Odysseus

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