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) offered a more nuanced interpretation of Page's views, focusing on the transition from oral to written forms in the poems. The comprehensive commentary on the Iliad published during his retirement was lauded by The Guardian as "coherent [...] and wide-ranging in interpretation".