Tales of Heroes: The Origins of the Homeric Texts

A massive, extensively illustrated work constituting a rich survey and synthesis of scholarship on the Homeric question.
Dr. Shear demonstrates that the origins of the tales, which later came to be known as the Iliad and the Odyssey, are to be found in the Bronze Age. She reexamines ancient references to Homer, the Iliad and the Odyssey, giving us a new understanding of the circumstances which led to the transcriptions of the texts we have today.
The book is produced in a large format, is lavishly illustrated with over 150 photographs, drawings and plans, and includes footnotes, a bibliography and extensive indices.