Kirk's Songs of Homer (1962) presented a more nuanced expression 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".
Kirk's Songs of Homer (1962) presented a more nuanced understanding of Page's views, emphasizing the transition from oral to written forms in Homer's poems. His comprehensive commentary on the Iliad, published after his retirement, was lauded by The Guardian for its coherence and wide-ranging interpretation.