Filmmaker and philologist Ben Ferris views the Odyssey through a set of highly sophisticated theoretical lenses. Probing cinematic masterpieces from Resnais through Angelopoulos enables him to bring into deep focus the epic's amazing complexity. A superbly sensitive study, this is the boldest, most compelling reading of Homeric craft in decades.

Richard P. Martin, Antony and Isabelle Raubitschek Professor in Classics, Stanford University, USA

The visual dimension of Homer's epics and its quasi-cinematic qualities have long been noted. Ben Ferris takes these observations in a different and more innovative direction. Grounded in Gilles Deleuze's cinematic theory, the book moves beyond exploring filmic practices to uncovering a philosophy of cinema which subtends Homer's epics. The central theme is temporality and the specific operation of Deleuze's image crystal: a figure which holds past, present and future in intricate suspension. Cinematic Time in the Odyssey makes a wonderful contribution to the ongoing dialogue between ancient texts and modern visual theory.

Miriam Leonard, Professor of Greek Literature & its Reception, University College London, UK