6 articles in this issue
Norman Austin
The digressions are not random results of oral parataxis, but in their paradigmatic function show a consistency in theme and development that is part of the overall ordering of the poem.
George Huxley
A number of considerations show that the stated numbers of ships need not be any later or less reliable than the place names of their origins.
The boar in fr.44, likely the Caledonian boar, is probably represented as rooting for food, a behavior trait that was known to Aristotle.
Thomas G. Rosenmeyer
That the performers of the song were divided into half-choruses is supported by the analogy of the contests voiced in pastoral poetry, which show common ground with partheneia.
Robert K. Sherk
A new edition is given along with a textual commentary, based on squeezes and photographs.
William H. Ingram
Aldus’ decision (1490) to base his Greek font on the contemporary and more cursive hands rather than old manuscripts carried the day and set the pattern for early modern printing of Greek; the resulting ligatures are catalogued.