of Page's views and treated the poems' transition from oral to written forms. The comprehensive commentary on the Iliad published in his retirement was praised by The Guardian as "coherent [...] and wide-ranging in interpretation". However, it has been criticised by Lloyd-Jones for adhering to oralist theories, which had become outdated by the time of the commentary's publication. Selected publications References Bibliography 1921 births 2003 deaths People educated at Rossall School Alumni of Clare College, Cambridge English classical scholars British scholars of ancient Greek philosophy Recipients of the Distinguished Service Cross (United Kingdom) Fellows of Trinity Hall, Cambridge Fellows of the British Academy Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve personnel of World War II Members of the University of Cambridge faculty of classics Scholars of ancient Greek literature Homeric scholars People from Woodbridge, Suffolk People from Fittleworth British expatriates in Greece Regius Professors of Greek (Cambridge)