Draper's volume stands out among introductions to the Greek Iliad. For anyone who has completed studies in elementary Greek, this edition provides the assistance necessary to read, understand, and appreciate the first book of the Iliad in its original language. Most students encountering Homeric Greek for the first time need considerable help, especially with vocabulary and constructions that differ from the more familiar Attic forms. Reading the poem in its original language provides an experience as challenging as it is rewarding. Homer's Iliad has captivated readers and influenced writers and artists for more than two thousand years. Ethnographic comparanda for other �integrated� drinking cultures can be illuminating of Homeric practices and ideas on wine drinking. a culture where alcohol was an accepted, morally neutral element of social life. The evidence for wine drinking in the Homeric world suggests that early archaic Greece was an �integrated� drinking culture, i.e. Moreover, an invitation to a drinking party of the Homeric elites was among the highest tokens of social recognition one could receive. Luxury wines were depicted as potential gifts in contexts of aristocratic xenia. Wine was valued as a material commodity and its quality and mode of consumption served as markers of social distinction, especially in the feasts of the social elite. The intoxicating and potentially disruptive qualities of extensive wine consumption were also known, yet such awareness did not lead to the demonization of more moderate degrees of drunkenness. Wine was copiously consumed by individuals of all social backgrounds and was frequently presented as a nutritive and invigorating substance. This paper examines practices and perceptions of wine drinking as depicted in the Homeric epics.
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