Menelaus in the Archaic Period
Not Quite the Best of the Achaeans
Anna R. Stelow
Reviews and Awards
"In short, this essential volume (with 19 black-and-white illustrations, full footnotes, a good bibliography and an index locorum and a general index) makes manifest not only Menelaus' well-developed character but the sheer sophistication of the art and poetry of Archaic Greece." -- David Stuttard, Classics for all
"This book will be necessary reading for anyone engaging with Agamemnon's brother, and I have no doubt that it will stimulate wider interest in Helen's husband too." -- James Lloyd-Jones, Bryn Mawr Classical Review
"Stelow has produced an indispensable and encyclopaedic work on the figure of Menelaus ... This book will be necessary reading" -- James Lloyd-Jones, Bryn Mawr Classical Review
"The reader comes away from this volume with the impression that Menelaus was more significant and more interesting than normally assumed." -- G. D. Bird, CHOICE
"A well-researched and clearly written book ... a range of theories and evidence presented in an eminently useful manner." -- Joel P. Christensen, The Classical Review
"By rescuing Menelaus from relative obscurity, Stelow has given the world a truly revelatory insight into the works of Homer, which is quite a task considering the plethora of books written about it. With a thorough 30-page bibliography and extensive footnotes, this is a landmark study which will surely be appreciated by the only Achaean hero in Homer's poems who is still alive somewhere." -- Cliff Cunningham, Sun News Tucson