1865 THE ILIAD HOMER EARL OF DERBY 2V SET GREEK MYTHOLOGY TROY TROJAN WAR BOOKS

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1865 THE ILIAD HOMER EARL OF DERBY 2V SET GREEK MYTHOLOGY TROY TROJAN WAR BOOKS:
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THE ILIAD

1865; Homer,Edward Earl of Derby; 5th Edition; London,John Murray; Full Rebound Leather;402, 432Pages; w5.7\"xh8.8\"; Rare; !!!

Great For any Fan of the Famous Authors/Classic or Collector. Great Gift Idea; Complete in Six Volumes!!!

Attributes:

Two Beautiful, sleek Full Tree Calf Leather Cover Designswith nice marble detail to boards, gold borders, ornate gold floral bindings with green/maroon labels, gold gilding to cover edges,floral stamping to inner cover edges, marble end pages/page edges,and an Epic Classic!!!

Summary:

The Iliad (sometimes referred to as the Song of Ilion or Song of Ilium) is an ancient Greek epic poem in dactylic hexameter, traditionally attributed to Homer. Set during the Trojan War, the ten-year siege of the city of Troy (Ilium) by a coalition of Greek states, it tells of the battles and events during the weeks of a quarrel between King Agamemnon and the warrior Achilles.

Although the story covers only a few weeks in the final year of the war, the Iliad mentions or alludes to many of the Greek legends about the siege; the earlier events, such as the gathering of warriors for the siege, the cause of the war, and related concerns tend to appear near the beginning. Then the epic narrative takes up events prophesied for the future, such as Achilles\' looming death and the sack of Troy, prefigured and alluded to more and more vividly, so that when it reaches an end, the poem has told a more or less complete tale of the Trojan War.

Background:

Homer is the traditionally-credited creator of the Iliad and the Odyssey, revered as the greatest of Greek epic poets. These epics lie at the beginning of the Western canon of literature and have had an enormous influence on the history of literature.

The Iliad of Homer was a poetic interpretation of the original Homeric poem undertaken by Alexander Pope, published serially from 1715 to 1720. It was followed by Pope\'s similar interpretation of The Odyssey of Homer in 1725.

(Believe the Author) Edward George Geoffrey Smith-Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby KGPC (29 March 1799 – 23 October 1869) was a British statesman, three times Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, and to date the longest serving leader of the Conservative Party. He was known before 1834 as Edward Stanley, and from 1834 to 1851 as Lord Stanley. His record was unusual, since he is one of only four British Prime Ministers to have three or more separate periods in office. However his ministries all lasted less than two years, and totalled 3 years 280 days.

Condition:

Conditions are Good/Very Good. Some wear to edges/corners, rubbing to hinges, few scuffs to boards, little gold added to bottom front border of one/bottom of one spine, little spotting to first/last few pages/few margins, rest of pages are very good, hinges holding but would handle with care, text blocks are good for 150 years old!!!

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