Four Books of Pope's Iliad, I, IV, XXII, XXIV With an Introduction, the Story of the Iliad, and Notes (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from Four Books of Pope's Iliad, I, IV, XXII, XXIV: With an Introduction, the Story of the Iliad, and Notes <p>IT is most judicious to include in the college Eng Iish requirements the following books of Pope's Homer. And this for reasons further than an acquaintance with the work of the great eighteenth century poet, or the study of a passage so justly famous as the parting of Hector and Andromache. Childe Harold introduces Lord Byron to the student, and enforces an acquaintance with the Spenserian stanza. The Ancient Mariner must bring with it some knowledge of ballad poetry as well as of Coleridge. _so this great translation shows us not only Pope, but also the artificial versification of the so-called Augustan age in England, and at its height. But Pope's Iliad is in another way of even greater value to the student. Of necessity it keeps Homer be fore him quite as prominently as Pope. In this it shows more markedly than do any of the other required books, the close relationship that should exist between English and classical studies. Xenophon and Caesar, Livy.and Herodotus, Demosthenes and Cicero, should stand for a vast deal more than the mere acquiring of Greek and Latin accidence. And this English Iliad should give \to any student a greater interest, a clearer understand lll. <p>About the Publisher <p>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com <p>This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.