New York, NY: Walter J. Black, 1944. Reprint . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Lucy Cores (Illustrator). Text/BRAND NEW. Gilt & red embossed grey linen boards/VG w/pin-hole & soiling to spine. DJ/None. PO name taped over on fEP. First published in 1900, this edition was printed for the Classics Club. Speculative writer, satirist and novelist Samuel Butler (1835 - 1902) was a good scholar with a tendency to promote theories because they were unorthodox --- for example that the Odyssey was written by a women. This translation was meant to "supplement a work entitled The Authoress of the Odyssey". Traditionally attributed to epic poet Home of 8th century BC, modern scholarship places the work's origins in a pre-literate oral tradition perpetuated by bards. Authorship not withstanding, Butler's grasp of the Homeric poems remains outstanding. Fine copy.

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Bookseller: 100 POCKETS (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 004702
Title: THE ODYSSEY OF HOMER
Author: Butler, Samuel (Translator); Loomis, Louise Ropes (Editor)
Illustrator: Lucy Cores (Illustrator)
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition: No Jacket
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: Reprint
Publisher: Walter J. Black
Place of Publication: New York, NY
Date Published: 1944
Keywords: Odyssey/Greek Classics/Homer/English Translation
Bookseller catalogs: Poetry;

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