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The odyssey of Homer.
Eighteenth Century Collections Online I (ECCO) Available online
Eighteenth Century Collections Online I (ECCO)- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Homer.
- Standardized Title:
- Odyssey. English
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Epic poetry.
- Greek poetry.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (5v., plate ) port. ;
- Place of Publication:
- London : printed for Bernard Lintot, 1725-26.
- Summary:
- This book contains one of the most famous literary works in history, "The Odyssey" rendered into beautiful English prose.This book is annotated with a rare extensive biographical sketch of the author, Andrew Lang, written by Sir Edmund Gosse, CB, a contemporary poet and writer.
- Notes:
- Titlepages in red and black; those to vol.2-5 add "Translated from the Greek".
- Vol.4,5 are dated 1726.
- Translated by Alexander Pope, with the assistance of Elijah Fenton and William Broome.
- Includes: 'A general view of the epic poem, and of the Iliad and Odyssey. Extracted from Bossu'.
- Reproduction of original from British Library.
- Cited in:
- Griffith, 151, 155, 159, 166, 170
- English Short Title Catalog, T14927.
- OCLC:
- 642455378
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