Samuel Butler
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English
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One of Samuel Butler's most famous works, "Erewhon" is the story of a fictional country in which Butler satirizes the Victorian society of the time in which he lived. An anagram of the word "nowhere," "Erewhon" upon first impression appears to be a utopian society. However as the country is further detailed is becomes apparent that this is clearly not the case. The titular setting of the novel is loosely based on Butler's experiences as a young man...
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English
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"Homer's two epics of the ancient world, The Iliad & The Odyssey , tell stories as riveting today as when they were written between the eighth and ninth century B.C. The Iliad , which tells of the siege of Troy by the Greeks, is an unforgettable tale of nations at war and of the courage and compassion heroic soldiers show upon the field of battle. The Odyssey is the story of the Greek hero Odysseus and the many marvels and challenges he encounters...
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English
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Presents Homer's classic epic of the Trojan War, which follows proud Greek soldier Achilles from his angry dispute with his king, Agamemnon, to his battle with and brutal treatment of Troy's great hero, Hector; and includes a glossary of names and an introduction.
4) The Odyssey
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English
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"When Robert Fagles' translation of the Iliad was published in 1990, critics and scholars alike hailed it as a masterpiece." "Now Robert Fagles presents us with the Odyssey, Homer's best-loved and most accessible poem, recounting the arduous wanderings of Odysseus during his ten-year voyage home to Ithaca, after the Trojan War. If the Iliad is the world's greatest war story, then the Odyssey is literature's grandest evocation of everyman's journey...
5) The Iliad
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English
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"When Emily Wilson's translation of The Odyssey appeared in 2017--revealing the ancient poem in a contemporary idiom that was "fresh, unpretentious and lean" (Madeline Miller, Washington Post)--critics lauded it as "a revelation" (Susan Chira, New York Times) and "a cultural landmark" (Charlotte Higgins, Guardian) that would forever change how Homer is read in English. Now Wilson has returned with an equally revelatory translation of Homer's other...
6) The way of all flesh: with illustrations of the author, his environment and the setting of the book
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Dodd, Mead
Pub. Date
[1957]
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399 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
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English
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Satire leveled chiefly at certain methods of bring up children and false ideas of respectability.
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Race Point Publishing
Pub. Date
2017.
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xxi, 634 pages ; 25 cm.
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English
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The Iliad is the epic poem that tells the ten-year story of the siege of Troy by the Greeks. Its sequel, The Odyssey, describes the journey that the triumphant Greek leader, Odysseus, takes back to Greece following the fall of Troy. Together, they are among the oldest pieces of literature in the Western world and have given rise to many modern ideas. For Homer fans worldwide, this stunning gift edition has a cloth binding, ribbon marker, and is packaged...
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Great books of the Western world volume 4
Publisher
Encyclopædia Britannica
Pub. Date
[1955, ©1948]
Physical Desc
vii, 322 pages ; 25 cm.
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English
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Poem by Homer describing the wanderings of Odysseus after the fall of Troy as he encounters gods and monsters.
