The title seems like a play with Harold Bloom's concept of the "anxiety of influence" in which a "strong poet" has the uncanny effect of making a predecessor seem like poor imitator. In either case, the title gave me a chuckle since it might casually mean Homer is a "weak" poet (no predecessor edge-case).
The article is another primer on the old debate on whether a single person authored the works under Homer, whether there was an original author and many editors/co-authors (analytical), or (Parry) the result of an oral tradition (which died out, hence no successors).
The amusing thing is to find there is no condition here in which Homer could be considered a "strong" poet according to Bloom (which is totally irrelevant here, save for a possible allusion in the title).
The article is another primer on the old debate on whether a single person authored the works under Homer, whether there was an original author and many editors/co-authors (analytical), or (Parry) the result of an oral tradition (which died out, hence no successors).
The amusing thing is to find there is no condition here in which Homer could be considered a "strong" poet according to Bloom (which is totally irrelevant here, save for a possible allusion in the title).