HESPEROS Studies in Ancient Greek Poetry Presented to M. L. West on his Seventieth Birthday Fine in Near Fine dust jacket

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 to literary scholarship, and a complete bibliography of his academic publications. The scholars whose work (mostly on non-Homeric topics) appears in this festschrift are: K. J. Dover, Martin West, Stephanie West, G. O. Hutchinson, David Bain, Walter Burkert, Malcolm Davies, N. J. Richardson, Eric Handley, Paula da Cunha Correa, Calvert Watkins, W. B. Henry, Heinz-Gunther Nesselrath, James Diggle, A. F. Garvie, Jasper Griffin, Christopher Pelling, S. J. Instone, Scott Scullion, David Kovacs, Adrian Hollis, L. P. E. Parker, Kiichiro Itsumi, Michael D. Reeve, Winfried Buhler, Rudolf Kassel, and J. L. Lightfoot. ; 500 pages