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The Iliad of Homer /

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Main Author: Homer (Author)
Corporate Author: Pre-1801 Imprint Collection (Library of Congress)
Other Authors: Pope, Alexander, 1688-1744 (Translator), Wakefield, Gilbert, 1756-1801 (Editor), Broome, William, 1689-1745 (Contributor), Parnell, Thomas, 1679-1718 (Contributor), Baldwin, Henry, 1734-1813 (Printer)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London : Printed by H. Baldwin, for T. Longman, B. Law, J. Johnson, C. Dilly, G.G. and J. Robinson, W. Otridge and Son, J. Nicholls, R. Baldwin, G. Nicol, F. and C. Rivington, Leigh and Sotheby, T. Payne, J. Walker, J. Clarke and Son, R. Faulder, Hookham and Carpenter, J. Scatcherd, H. and J. White, J. Edwards, Cadell and Davies, C. and G. Kearsley, and M. Pote, M DCC XCVI [1796]
Edition:A new edition, with additional notes, critical and illustrative, by Gilbert Wakefield.
Subjects:
Achilles > (Mythological character) > Poetry.
Epic poetry, Greek > Translations into English.
Trojan War > Poetry.
Achilles > (Mythological character)
Epic poetry, Greek
Poetry.
Poetry
Translations
Description
Item Description:Commentary on each page.
The notes are written in part by William Broome.
Includes "An essay on the life, writings and learning of Homer" by T. Parnell.
Probably sometimes issued with 'The Odyssey of Homer.
The Cushing Library/Rare Books copy was acquired as part of the Lois Goddard Morrison Collection of Eighteenth Century Literature.
Physical Description:6 volumes : frontispiece (portrait) ; 23 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references, and index to words and things, poetical index, and index of arts and sciences (volume 6, pages 269-359).
Place of Publication:England -- London.