Homer
Homer (; , ; born ) was an Ancient Greek poet who is credited as the author of the ''Iliad'' and the ''Odyssey'', two epic poems that are foundational works of ancient Greek literature. Homer is considered one of the most revered and influential authors in history.Homer's ''Iliad'' centers on a quarrel between King Agamemnon and the warrior Achilles during the last year of the Trojan War. The ''Odyssey'' chronicles the ten-year journey of Odysseus, king of Ithaca, back to his home after the fall of Troy. The poems are in Homeric Greek, also known as Epic Greek, a literary language which shows a mixture of features of the Ionic and Aeolic dialects from different centuries; the predominant influence is Eastern Ionic. Most researchers believe that the poems were originally transmitted orally. Despite being predominantly known for its tragic and serious themes, the Homeric poems also contain instances of comedy and laughter.
Homer's epic poems shaped aspects of ancient Greek culture and education, fostering ideals of heroism, glory, and honor. To Plato, Homer was simply the one who "has taught Greece" (, ). In Dante Alighieri's ''Divine Comedy'', Virgil refers to Homer as "Poet sovereign", king of all poets; in the preface to his translation of the ''Iliad'', Alexander Pope acknowledges that Homer has always been considered the "greatest of poets". From antiquity to the present day, Homeric epics have inspired many famous works of literature, music, art, and film.
The question of by whom, when, where and under what circumstances the ''Iliad'' and ''Odyssey'' were composed continues to be debated. Scholars generally regard the two poems as the works of separate authors. It is thought that the poems were composed at some point around the late eighth or early seventh century BCE. Many accounts of Homer's life circulated in classical antiquity; the most widespread that he was a blind bard from Ionia, a region of central coastal Anatolia in present-day Turkey. Modern scholars consider these accounts legendary. Provided by Wikipedia
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Published 1729
Published 1729
typis Guliel. Botham. Impensis Jacobi et Johannis Knapton in Coemeterio D. Pauli
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Published 1736
Published 1736
per Giovanni Brindley, Libraio di Sua Altezza Reale, all' Arme del Re in New Bondstreet, Anno
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Published 1779
Published 1779
excudit Car. Rivington, impensis J. Pote, C. Bathurst, J.F. & C. Rivington, T. Caslon, B. White, T. Longman, B. Law, G. Keith, G. Flexney, G. Robinson, R. Baldwin, T. Pote, J. Nichols, J. Bew, J. Johnson, & G. Fox
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Published 1722
Published 1722
printed by H. Woodfall, for Bernard Lintot, at the Cross-Keys between the Two Temple-Gates
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Published 1734
Published 1734
printed by H. Woodfall, for Bernard Lintot, at Temple-Bar; and sold by John Osborn, at the Golden-Ball, in Pater-Noster-Row
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Published 1712
Published 1712
printed by G. James, for Bernard Lintott, at the Cross-Keys between the Two Temple-Gates
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Published 1750
Published 1750
printed for J. Brindley, in New Bond-Street, Bookseller to his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales; M. Sheepey, under the Royal-Exchange, Cornhill; and G. Keith, in Mercers-Chapel, Cheapside
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Published 1774
Published 1774
excudit Car. Rivington, impensis J. Pote, J. Whiston, J. & F. Rivington, L. Hawes & G. Clarke & R. Collins, R. Horsfield, T. Caslon, B. White, S. Crowder, T. Longman, B. Law, E. Johnston, G. Keith, G. Flexney, G. Robinson, R. Baldwin, & J. Williams
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Published 1794
Published 1794
impensis T. Longman, B. Law, G.G. & J. Robinson, J. Johnson, C. Dilly, R. Baldwin, T. Pote, J. Nichols, G. Richardson, F. & C. Rivington, G. Goldsmith, S. Hayes, Scatcherd & Whitaker, B. & J. White, G. & T. Wilkie, E. Newbery, J. Evans, & H. Murray
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Published 1796
Published 1796
printed by Bye and Law: for T. Longman, B. Law, J. Johnson, C. Dilly, G. G. and J. Robinson, W. Otridge and Son, J. Nichols, 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, E. and J. White, J. Edwards, Cadell and Davies, C. and G. Kearsley, and M. Pote
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Published 1796
Published 1796
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, B. and J. White, J. Edwards, Cadell and Davies, C. and G. Kearsley, and M. Pote
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Published 1771
Published 1771
printed for J. Whiston, Baker and Leigh, W. Strahan, T. Payne, J. and F. Rivington, T. Davies, Hawes Clarke and Collins, R. Horsfield, W. Johnston, B. White, T. Caslon, S. Crowder, T. Longman, B. Law, C. Rivington, R. Withy, T. Pote, Robinson and Roberts, T. Cadell, G. Pearch, R. Baldwin, C. Marsh, T. Becket, and Wilson and Nicol