Peter V. Jones
Homer's Odyssey: A Companion to the Translation of Richard Lattimore.
Southern Illinois University Press, 1989. Second printing. 0809315475 235 pages.
Softcover volume, measuring approximately 5.75" x 8.75", is in near fine condition.
"A commentary with an introduction that describes the features of oral poetry and discusses the history of the text of the "Odyssey".
Jones provides a line-by-line commentary that explains the many factual details, mythological allusions, and Homeric conventions that a student or general reader could not be expected to bring to an initial encounter with the "Odyssey" by illuminating epic style, Homer's method of composition and characterization, and the structure of the work.
The commentary is based on the widely used and technically accurate Richmond Lattimore translation, but it can be used profitably with other verions as well."