The most authoritative commentary on the Odyssey now available in paperback
` the sheer range, penetration, authority, and readability of the
notes to this volume make one's ears flap in purest gratitude; and
the introductory essays to each book are models of incisive
scholarship'
The Times
From the reviews of the Italian edition:
`The commentary is eminently clear and controlled.... For clear
exegesis of the text and discussion of problems both [West and
Hainsworth] are admirable. We have the first fruits of the new
edition of the Odyssey, based on up-to-date linguistic,
papyrological, and formulaic scholarship.' M. M. Willcock, Journal
of Hellenic Studies
`The main part of the new book is without doubt the commentary.
Here we have a work the richness, independence, and judiciousness
of which cannot be sufficiently admired. It is not a replacement
for ... other existing commentaries, but a continuation on a higher
level. On page after page we meet sensible interpretations and an
authoritative presentation of current scholarship with
comprehensive bibliography covering all aspects of research.... We
have reason to rejoice and be grateful and await
the forthcoming volumes with impatience.' H. van Thiel, Classical
Review
`What is so admirable about Oxford's new commentary on the Odyssey
is that it provides pure protein in highly edible form: high
scholarship has become haute cuisine.' Peter Jones, The Times
'models of clarity ... fascinating reading ... it presents a
bracing challenge and you have to work to get at the genuine riches
it contains'
Martin Thorpe, Shrewsbury Sixth Form College, JACT Review
'The authors have made excellent use of the chance to improve what
was already a first-class monument of useful scholarship,
especially in adding cross-references, bibliography and indices ...
this superb achievement will do much to stimulate Homeric
scholarship.'
Richard Janko, University of California, Los Angeles, Journal of
Hellenic Studies, CX, 1990
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