Bauerle, 'To the Editors', Bryn Mawr Classical Review v4n03
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Title:  To the Editors
Author: Ellen Bauerle
   (BMCR 4.3.10b)
June 8, 1993 
 
Richard Hamilton, James O'Donnell, Editors 
*Bryn Mawr Classical Review* 
Department of Greek 
Bryn Mawr College 
Bryn Mawr, PA  19010 
 
To the Editors: 
 
As acquiring editor in Classical Studies for the University of
Michigan Press, I am naturally gratified to see that S. Douglas
Olson finds Steve Reece's monograph, *The Stranger's Welcome,* 
of the same caliber as those of Marilyn Katz and Simon Goldhill. 
In response to Mr. Olson's comment that manuscripts need to be
read by "independent senior scholars," I am pleased to report
that *The Stranger's Welcome* was read by two scholars who are
very senior indeed:  each has a distinguished list of
publications including many books and very many articles and
reviews.  The readers' collective expertise covers, among other
fields, the language and literature of Homer, oral theory and its
implications for folklore, and epic literature in general. 
 
Since my own doctoral work and dissertation were largely in the
field of Roman history, I was very pleased to secure the helpful,
not to mention favorable, advice of two such scholars in Greek
literature.  The quite detailed and lengthy reports included such
phrases as *the analysis and commentary is very well done,* *the
viewpoint is sensible and moderate,* *the scholarship is sound,*
and *it will be clear that I think Dr. Reece's ms. should be
published in its present form*; *the examples chosen to
illustrate the thesis are excellent,* *the scholarship is very
sound indeed,* and *this is a fine work of scholarship.* 
 
Having received reports such as these I not surprisingly decided
to publish the work. The Executive Committee of the Press, which
among other distinguished senior scholars includes several
knowledgeable in Classical Studies and folklore, likewise voted
enthusiastically to publish.  We stand by our decision. 
 
Dr. Ellen Bauerle 
The University of Michigan Press