The Iliad & The Odyssey by Homer - 1999

Barnes and Noble, 1999. Leather Bound. Condition: Fine. No Dust Jacket as issued. Cover is leather bound with a gold gilt illustration and gold gilt titles. The page edges all have gold gilt and there are some light scratches in the page edge gilt. The pages are clean and unmarked. The book looks like it was hardly used. Great for anyone reading the classics or for a required literature class. About the book: Victorian author Samuel Butler (1835-1902) published a variety of works. Two of his most famous pieces are the Utopian satire 'Erewhon' and the posthumous novel 'The Way of All Flesh.' He is also known for examining Christian orthodoxy, substantive studies of Darwin's evolutionary thought, studies of Italian art and aesthetics, and works of literary history and criticism. Butler's prose translations of 'The Iliad' and 'The Odyssey' remain in use to this day.

Butler's translation of 'The Iliad' was originally published in London by Longmans, Green, in 1898. His translation of 'The Odyssey' was also published by Longmans, Green, in 1902.

In this edition, each epic is accompanied by a preface by Butler and a list of Principal Personages in the work. AB273