Brand/Publisher: Harvard University Press (Dumbarton Oaks Medieval Library series, Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States).

Title: Allegories of the Odyssey (Dumbarton Oaks Medieval Library, volume 56).

Authors and editors: John Tzetzes (twelfth-century Byzantine author); translated by Adam J. Goldwyn and Dimitra Kokkini.

Format: English and Greek bilingual hardcover scholarly edition in the Dumbarton Oaks Medieval Library, issued with a matching dust jacket.

Cover: Gold-tan dust jacket with white and black lettering, Dumbarton Oaks Medieval Library oak-leaf device at the top, Harvard crest device on the lower front panel, and series and title information on the spine; underlying case in dark maroon cloth with matching maroon endpapers.

Content: Presents John Tzetzes's allegorical interpretation of Homer's Odyssey, offering moral, physical, and historical readings of the epic and situating its narratives within Byzantine intellectual and theological traditions.

Overview: The volume provides the original Greek text of Tzetzes's allegories on facing pages with a modern English translation, together with introductory material that places the work in its literary and historical context and explanatory notes that clarify references to ancient mythology, philosophy, and Christian thought.

Genre/Topics: Ancient literature, classical reception, Greek mythology, Homeric epic, Byzantine studies, medieval commentary traditions, and literary criticism.

Language and audience: Original text in Greek with English translation, introduction, and notes, designed for adult readers, students, and scholars of classics, medieval studies, theology, and world literature.

Features: Sewn hardcover binding with dust jacket, ribbon marker, bilingual Greek–English text on facing pages, scholarly introduction, explanatory annotations, and series apparatus typical of the Dumbarton Oaks Medieval Library.

Identifiers and publication details: ISBN-13: 978-0-674-23637-4; EAN: 9780674236374; first printing; copyright © 2019 by the President and Fellows of Harvard College; printed in the United States of America.

Additional notes: Nonfiction scholarly volume in the Dumbarton Oaks Medieval Library series, not signed and issued without slipcase or additional media.