The Shade of Homer

In exploring the significance of Homer for the poetry of Modern Greece Dr. Ricks is tackling a theme that has implications for the study of poetic influence in general. He takes the work of Sikelianos Cavafy and Seferis and subjects a selection of poems that deal with specifically Homeric themes to a careful scrutiny. All Greek is translated modern poets from outside Greece find their way into the discussion and the reader has no need to be a specialist in Greek to find this study absorbing and instructive.