
Homer, the Iliad
Walter Leaf(Editor)
Cambridge University Press
Published on 15. July 2010
Book
Paperback/Softback
692 pages
978-1-108-01687-2 (ISBN)
Description
Walter Leaf (1852-1927) was a banker and classicist, whose various positions as chairman of the Westminster Bank, founder of the London Chamber of Commerce and president of the Hellenic Society reflected his wide-ranging professional and scholarly interests. Leaf was educated at Harrow School and won a scholarship to Trinity College, Cambridge, in 1870. He became senior classic in 1874 and was elected to a fellowship the following year. As a scholar Leaf was concerned with uncovering the physical reality of the classical world, a stance which set him apart from Jane Harrison and the Cambridge Ritual School. Leaf's The Iliad, with introduction and notes, first appeared in two volumes (1886-1888), and was regarded for several decades as the best English edition of Homer's epic poem. Volume 2 of the 1902 edition comprises Leaf's preface, an introduction to books 13-24 of the poem, and the annotated text.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Cambridge
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
20 Line drawings, black and white
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 40 mm
Weight
961 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-108-01687-2 (9781108016872)
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Schweitzer Classification
Content
Prolegomena; The Iliad, books XIII-XXIV; Appendices; Indices.