**A rhetorician of the late second century, Athenaeus wrote 'The Deipnosophistae' ('Dinner-Table Philosophers'), a fifteen-book encyclopaedia of information on the ancient world, preserving otherwise lost treasures from many important writers. The text is structured as a dialogue in the vein of Plat
Delphi Complete Works of Homer (Illustrated)
โ Scribed by Homer
- Publisher
- Delphi Classics
- Year
- 2011
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 4 MB
- Series
- Delphi Ancient Classics 6
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Category
- Fiction
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
โฆ Synopsis
Greece's most famous poet and arguably the Great Grandfather of all literature, Homer is a monumental writer that has shaped the works of thousands of writers. This collection offers eReaders multiple translations of all of Homer's works, including rare apocrypha texts, as well as the original Greek texts. This Delphi edition is a MUST for all book lovers across the world. (9MB Version 2)
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multiple translations - 7 translations of 'The Iliad' and 5 translations of 'the Odyssey'
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includes Chapman's original eighteenth century translation, first time in digital print!
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both verse and prose translations, allowing you to explore different interpretations of the Ancient poet's work
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features Charles Lamb's children's adaptation of 'The Odyssey'
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character pages, aiding your reading of the texts
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every translation has its own Table of Contents, enabling you to navigate between the different texts with ease
- includes 'The Homeric Hymns' -...
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โฆ Subjects
Ancient & Classical Civilizations
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