Does what it says on the tin: this is a radical reappraisal and Davidson interprets sources and evidence so that, as he says modestly 'they make a little more sense.' Davidson is erudite, witty and funny. His description of the picture on the Sosias cup, where Achilles dresses Patroclus' wound is telling and touching. Like the hare and cocks which Greek lovers presented to their boyfriends, this book is a love-gift - and all the better for that. ( )