Ricks, David. The Shade of Homer: A Study in Modern Greek Poetry. Cambridge and New York: Cambridge University Press, 1989. xi, 192 p.

ISBN 0521366631; 9780521366632

Investigation of the presence of the spirit and letter of Homer in modern Greece, based largely on close readings of texts by Sikelianós, Cavafy and Seféris. Major parts include: Part Two: Sikelianos (pp. 57-83); Part Three: Cavafy (pp. 85-118); Part Four: Seferis (pp. 119-171). Other authors mentioned by name in the table of contents, under Part One: Kalvos, Solomos, and Palamas. Part Four makes reference also to the folk tradition.

An extensively revised edition, in Greek translation by Aristea Parisi, appeared in 1993: Η σκιά του Ομήρου. Athens: Kardamitsa. 284 pp.