5 articles in this issue
Mary R. Bachvarova
Recently published fragments of Hittite and other Near Eastern epics provide parallels for elements of debate scenes in the Iliad, and suggest the ways in which Bronze-Age story-traditions were reshaped as they crossed linguistic boundaries.
Geoffrey D. Dunn
A reassessment of the letters between John and the pope, preserved in part and indirectly, illustrates how Innocent's thinking about how to respond to John's exile evolved over time, and this helps establish their chronology.
John Wortley
A reassessment of the literary evidence serves to clarify the location and the dating of the several relics of Mary preserved in Constantinople, especially the icon Hodegetria and articles of her clothing.
Brad L. Cook
A twelfth-century ms. of a scholar's miscellanies contains a brief life of Philip which exhibits a thoughtful, learned, and polemic assessment of his character.
William M. Calder III
A letter of C. M. Bowra, here published, reflects the conflict over scholarly agendas in the study of classics in twentieth-century England.