A well-born Englishwoman travels in America, starting in New England and the Mid-Atlantic states and heading south and west from there. American social dynamic primary interest, with interest in race relations. Vol. 2 of 2

Martin West is widely recognized as one of the most significant classicists of all time. Over nearly half a century his publications have transformed our understanding of Greek poetry. This volume celebrates his achievement with twenty-five papers on different areas of the subject which he has illuminated, written by distinguished scholars from four continents. It also includes West's Balzan Prize acceptance speech, 'Forward into the Past', in which he explains his approach to literary scholarship, and a complete bibliography of his academic publications.