Robin Lane Fox is an emeritus fellow at New College, Oxford. His books include The Invention of Medicine, Augustine (winner of the major Wolfson History Prize), and The Classical World. He lives near Oxford, England.
"State-of-the-art discussion of the date and origin of the Homeric
Iliad, melded with a fine personal account of the impact of the
poem as a profound meditation on our human condition in what
remains a dangerous world."--Bryn Mawr Classical Review
"Lane Fox weighs in elegantly on both streams of Homeric
commentary, the academic and the aesthetic, drawing on his decades
of scholarly familiarity and classroom experience with the
poem."--Washington Independent Review of Books
"The best book on the Iliad in years and an exemplary work of
historical and literary criticism."--The Washington Examiner
"Treasured, entertaining, and knowledgeable."--Shelf Awareness
"An enlightening account.... Combining a historian's meticulous
methodology with a lifelong appreciation of the Iliad, Lane Fox
presents a thorough reassessment of the poem and a moving
interrogation of its themes of pathos, pity, and irony. It's a
rewarding investigation."--Publishers Weekly
"Fiercely argued."--Financial Times
"Fox's book is as fiercely intelligent and scholarly... a marvelous
grappling with a poem and his masterpiece."--Open Letters
Review
"The product of a lifetime's contemplation of study... a stirring
introduction to the sometimes alien Homeric world." --The Spectator
(UK)
"Valuable... [an] earnest appreciation."--Wall Street Journal
"A spirited, erudite argument."--Booklist
"A masterly survey of the Iliad, its majesty, its pathos and its
unparalleled progression from wrath to pity."--History Today
"In his magisterial new book Homer and His Iliad, the eminent
British classicist Robin Lane Fox reaches exegetical
heights."--Bloomberg Opinion
"Homer and His Iliad is rich, imaginative, perceptive and
gorgeously written."--Literary Review
"A bold reassessment of how [the Iliad] came to life." --The
Spectator (UK)
"A lucid, scholarly exploration into an immortal work."--Kirkus
"An engaging, scholarly commentary."--The Oldie
"Excellent ... This book is the expression of [Fox's] lifelong love
for the poem."--Country Life
"Lane Fox is an Oxford don, and his book the result of a lifetime's
dedication to the Iliad -- personally and professionally. As such
it is rigorously academic, but also winningly idiosyncratic....
This is a compelling and impressive work."--Times (UK)
"This is a compelling and impressive work."--Sunday Times (UK)
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