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Homer, the Iliad

Walter Leaf editor

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Cambridge University Press

Published:15th Jul '10

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Homer, the Iliad cover

Volume 1 of Leaf's edition of the Iliad contains books 1-12 of Homer's poem, with introduction and notes.

Walter Leaf, fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge, produced an acclaimed edition of Homer's epic poem, the Iliad. As a scholar, Leaf was interested in the physical reality of antiquity, which set him apart from the thinking of the Cambridge Ritual School. Volume 1 contains books 1–12 of the poem.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 1 of the 1900 edition comprises Leaf's preface, an introduction to books 1-12 of the poem, and the annotated text.

ISBN: 9781108016865

Dimensions: 216mm x 140mm x 36mm

Weight: 810g

644 pages