The Iliad – with – The Odyssey -
Alexander Pope, Homer
1931 - The Nonesuch Press, London - Iliad no. 206 of 925 limited copies printed for England and 525 for the US
‘Like the generations of leaves, the lives of mortal men. Now the wind scatters the old leaves across the earth, now the living timber bursts with the new buds and spring comes round again. And so with men: as one generation comes to life, another dies away.’
A fine and thus rare two volume set, in their original slipcases, and one in it’s original glassine wrappers. Produced to the usual high standards of the Nonesuch Press, bound in full grain natural vegetable tanned Niger goatskin, with parallel texts in Greek and English, the Greek from the Oxford classical texts, and the English from Alexander Pope's translations of 1715 and 1725. Illustrated with engravings by Rudolf Koch and Fritz Kredel. Homer's two epics of the ancient world, among the oldest extant works of Western literature, and the written version is usually dated to around the eighth century BC. The Iliad & The Odyssey, tell stories as riveting today as when they were written between the eighth and ninth century B.C. The Iliad, which tells of the siege of Troy by the Greeks, is an unforgettable tale of nations at war and of the courage and compassion heroic soldiers show upon the field of battle. The Odyssey is the story of the Greek hero Odysseus and the many marvels and challenges he encounters during his ten-year voyage home to Ithaca after the end of the Trojan War.  More Details
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