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 book celebrates his achievement with twenty-five chapters 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, â€∼Forward into the Past’, in which he explains his approach to literary scholarship, and a complete bibliography of his academic publications.
Keywords: Martin West, Greek poetry, Balzan Prize, literary scholarship, Ancient Greek poetry
| Print publication date: 2007 | Print ISBN-13: 9780199285686 |
| Published to Oxford Scholarship Online: January 2010 | DOI:10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199285686.001.0001 |