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Book SynopsisAs a didactic explanation of pagan ancient Greek culture to Orthodox Christians, John Tzetzes’s
Allegories of the Iliad is deeply rooted in the mid-twelfth-century circumstances of the cosmopolitan Comnenian court. As a critical reworking of the
Iliad, it is part of the millennia-long global tradition of Homeric adaptation.
Trade ReviewGoldwyn and Kokkini have provided English-speakers with a wonderful edition of Ioannes (John) Tzetzes’s
Allegories of the Iliad… The poem itself is beautiful and can be appreciated on its own. Scholars, however, will take a special interest in the translators’ faithful yet fluid rendering of the Greek… Many thanks are due the translators and Harvard University Press for making this less-known, fascinating work available to modern audiences. The elegant presentation is a bonus. -- F. A. Grabowski * Choice *
