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The Authoress of the Odyssey / Where and when she wrote, who she was, the use she made of the Iliad, and how the poem grew under her hands — Samuel Butler

The Authoress of the Odyssey / Where and when she wrote, who she was, the use she made of the Iliad, and how the poem grew under her hands

Samuel Butler

  • Essays
  • Book language: English
  • 301 pages

A literary essay in which Samuel Butler argues that the Odyssey was composed by a woman, likely in Sicily, and traces how the poem grew and used the Iliad. An engaging exercise in literary detection for readers curious about Homer and questions of authorship.

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Contents

  1. THE AUTHORESS OF THE ODYSSEY,
  2. WHERE AND WHEN SHE WROTE, WHO SHE WAS, THE USE SHE MADE OF THE ILIAD,
  3. HOW THE POEM GREW UNDER HER HANDS,
  4. SAMUEL BUTLER
  5. THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG™ LICENSE

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