Homer, the Iliad (Paperback)

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.

General

Imprint:	Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Homer, the Iliad 2 Volume Paperback Set, Volume 2
Release date:	July 2010
First published:	May 2010
Editors:	Walter Leaf
Dimensions:	216 x 140 x 39mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	692
ISBN-13:	978-1-108-01687-2
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Literary studies > Classical, early & medieval Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Poetry & poets > General Books > Language & Literature > Literature: texts > Poetry texts & anthologies > General
LSN:	1-108-01687-1
Barcode:	9781108016872

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