Homeric Battle of the Frogs and Mice

Joel P. Christensen is Associate Professor of Classics at Brandeis University, USA. He is co-author, with Elton T. E. Barker, of Homer: A Beginner’s Guide (2013).Erik Robinson is a Latin Teacher at Brandeis High School San Antonio, Texas, USA.

• Introductiona. Prefaceb. Date and Authorship 1c. Manuscript Traditiond. Our Poeme. The Tradition of Fablef. Epic Parodyg. Parodic Epich. Homeric Language and Meteri. Date and Authorship 2j. A Note on Translationk. Works CitedGreek TextEnglish TranslationCommentaryVocabulary

The publication of a commentary in English will certainly help to excite wider interest in this fascinating and enjoyable survival of Homeric parody … The authors’ enthusiasm for the poem is clear, and their comments will encourage new readers to think about its parodic techniques and to make their own further explorations.