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Excerpt from The Odyssey of Homer, Vol. 2: Tranlated Into English Verse in the Spanserian Stanza
As applied to the translation of Homer. Perhaps it has not been sufficiently borne in mind that in this case the abstract best, and the practical best, are not of necessity one. The employment in translation of a metre, however excellent in itself, which has not yet been thoroughly naturalized in.
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As applied to the translation of Homer. Perhaps it has not been sufficiently borne in mind that in this case the abstract best, and the practical best, are not of necessity one. The employment in translation of a metre, however excellent in itself, which has not yet been thoroughly naturalized in.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
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.
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Publisher - Forgotten Books
Language - English
Hardback
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Philip Stanhope Worsley
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ISBN - 9780656171873
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 1.7 cm
Page Count - 310
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Contributors
Author
Philip Stanhope Worsley
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ISBN - 9781331755142
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 1.7 cm
Page Count - 312
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