Homērou bios kai poiēmata

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Trübner, 1867 - 403 pages

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Page 140 - Ancient and Modern. Homer claims, on every account, our first attention, as the Father not only of Epic Poetry, but, in some measure, of Poetry in general. Whoever sits down to read Homer, must consider that he is going to read the most ancient book in the world, next to the Bible.
Page 193 - ... length of time. Nor is it only in the main design that they have been unable to add to his invention, but they have followed him in every episode and part of story. If he has given a regular catalogue of an army, they all draw up their forces in the same order.
Page 305 - Nous avons d'autant mieux imité ces deux héros du poëme qui vous plaît si peu, qu'en nous faisant ces civilités, nous sommes demeurés comme eux, chacun dans notre même parti et dans nos mêmes sentiments : c'est-à-dire, vous toujours bien résolu de ne point trop estimer Homère ni Virgile, et moi toujours leur passionné admirateur.
Page 307 - Take my word for it, poor Homer, in those circumstances and early times, had never such aspiring thoughts. He wrote a sequel of songs and rhapsodies, to be sung by himself for small earnings and good cheer, at festivals and other days of merriment ; the Ilias he made for the men, and the Odysseis for the other sex.
Page 39 - A Dissertation concerning the War of Troy;};, and the Expedition of the Grecians, as described by Homer ; shewing that no such Expedition was ever undertaken, and that no such City in Phrygia existed §, 1796.
Page 305 - Monsieur, notre dispute n'était pas encore bien finie, que vous m'avez fait l'honneur de m'envoyer vos ouvrages, et que j'ai eu soin qu'on vous portât les miens. Nous avons d'autant mieux imité ces deux héros du poème qui vous...
Page 39 - A Vindication of Homer and of the ancient poets and historians, who have recorded the siege and fall of Troy.
Page 193 - Silius are sent after him. If he be detained from his return by the allurements of Calypso, so is ^Eneas by Dido, and Rinaldo by Armida.
Page 305 - ... sincèrement amis. Notre duel grammatical s'est même terminé encore plus noblement ; et je puis dire, si j'ose vous citer Homère, que nous avons fait comme Ajax et Hector dans l'Iliade, qui aussitôt après leur long combat en présence des Grecs et des Troyens se comblent d'honnêtetés et se font des présens.
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