The paratactic and appositional nature of Homeric Greek syntax, as compared with Classical Greek syntax, is currently explained in two different ways. According to the archaism theory, originally proposed in the context of late 19th and early 20th century research into comparative-historical grammar, Homeric language preserves features of an early…

T.E. Lawrence's translation of Homer's Odyssey'', which appeared under the translator's pseudonym of T.E. Shaw, is examined with particular emphasis on Lawrence's psychological involvement in literature and the military. (RL)

Revised version of a paper read at the December 29, 1971, American Classical League Institute in Cincinnati, Ohio. (DS)

Second part of a series on trade names from classical languages. Part one appeared in Classical Outlook", v47 Jan 1970. (DS)

Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Philological Association held December 28-30, 1971, in Cincinnati, Ohio. (DS)

Also includes names and addresses of leading publishers of materials cited. (DS)

List of textbooks in Greek and Latin for 1975. Subject, title, publisher and price are noted. Greek and Latin works are listed separately under the eight categories of texts, beginner's books, grammars, books about the language, readers and anthologies, composition, dictionaries, and New Testament Greek and Later Latin. (RM)

Various problems confronting teachers of the classics are explored through frequent reference to the metaphor of the classics viewed as a sailing ship in a sea of troubled waters. Several of the difficulties confronting classics teachers are seen to be related to an anti-intellectual mood prevailing in academe, scheduling problems, shifting school…

Suggests ways to teach Greek literature. (DS)

A reply to K. Kilburn, "The Need for Classics" in this issue. Points out that Kilburn is imprecise in notions of categories of thought and his notion of tradition. The assumption that initiation into a category of thought requires a return to sources is challenged. (CHK)