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Pope spent his formative years as a poet translating Homer, beginning with "The Iliad", his translation of which Samuel Johnson called "the greatest version of poetry the world has ever seen". This edition makes available for the first time in paperback Pope's notes in their entirety, enabling us to listen in as one poetic genius illuminates the work of another.
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Barnes & Noble Classics: The Iliad, Homér, Samuel Butler
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- Released
- 1995
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- Language
- English
- Authors
- Homér, Samuel Butler
- Publisher
- Barnes & Noble
- Released
- 1995
- Format
- Hardcover
- Pages
- 391
- ISBN10
- 1566195942
- ISBN13
- 9781566195942
- Series
- The Iliad: A Commentary
- Tags
- Fiction, Historical Fiction, Adventure, Poetry, Classics, Military Fiction, Wars, Folklore & Mythology, Mythology, Ancient History, Fate, Greece, Sagas, Gods, Epics, Ancient Greece, Ancient Literature, Troy, Trojan War, Heroic Epics
- Original title
- Ιλιάς, -750
- Rating
- 4.1 out of 5
- Description
- Pope spent his formative years as a poet translating Homer, beginning with "The Iliad", his translation of which Samuel Johnson called "the greatest version of poetry the world has ever seen". This edition makes available for the first time in paperback Pope's notes in their entirety, enabling us to listen in as one poetic genius illuminates the work of another.