Homer, the Iliad

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Homer, the Iliad
Authors and Contributors      Edited by Walter Leaf
SeriesHomer, the Iliad 2 Volume Paperback Set
Series part Volume No. Volume 2
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:692
Dimensions(mm): Height 216,Width 140
Category/GenrePoetry by individual poets
Literary studies - classical, early and medieval
Literary studies - poetry and poets
ISBN/Barcode 9781108016872
ClassificationsDewey:883.01
Audience
Professional & Vocational
Illustrations 20 Line drawings, black and white

Publishing Details

Publisher Cambridge University Press
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publication Date 15 July 2010
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

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 2 of the 1902 edition comprises Leaf's preface, an introduction to books 13-24 of the poem, and the annotated text.