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The Authoress of the Odyssey: Where and when she wrote, who she was, the use she made of the Iliad, and how the poem grew under her hands

by Samuel Butler

Level C1 · AdvancedPoetry19 chapters
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CEFR level
C1
Length
19 chapters
Format
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About this book

About this book

Uncover the mystery behind the Odyssey’s creation, exploring who the poetess was, where and when she composed this epic, and how it evolved from the Iliad’s legacy through a detailed, scholarly investigation.

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Contents

19 chapters in all. The first chapter is free to read with no account.

02PREFACE.
03PREFACE TO SECOND EDITION
04CHAPTER I.
05CHAPTER II.
06CHAPTER III.
07CHAPTER IV.
08CHAPTER V.
09CHAPTER VI.
10CHAPTER VII.
11CHAPTER VIII.
12CHAPTER IX.

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