The Iliad and the Odyssey are the foundation of Greek culture ("Our earliest infancy was entrusted to the care of Homer," said Heraclitus 2500 years ago) and are widely read today. This is a publishing and translation history of the written forms of the Iliad and the Odyssey. It first considers who Homer might have been and then explores the when and how of the creation of the written forms of the works. The Homeric text in classical times, in medieval Europe and the Byzantine Empire, and in Renaissance humanism are next taken up. The efforts of the many who have translated the works are…mehr
The Iliad and the Odyssey are the foundation of Greek culture ("Our earliest infancy was entrusted to the care of Homer," said Heraclitus 2500 years ago) and are widely read today. This is a publishing and translation history of the written forms of the Iliad and the Odyssey. It first considers who Homer might have been and then explores the when and how of the creation of the written forms of the works. The Homeric text in classical times, in medieval Europe and the Byzantine Empire, and in Renaissance humanism are next taken up. The efforts of the many who have translated the works are analyzed critically and then--a major portion of the book--all the known texts, editions and translations of the Iliad and the Odyssey from 1470 to 2000 are listed. Finally, the author considers the future of the Homeric texts. Seven valuable appendices (e.g., Modernizing of Latin City Names; First Printings in Vernacular Languages), a bibliography, and an index complete the work.
The late Philip H. Young was director of the Krannert Memorial Library at the University of Indianapolis. He lived in Greenwood, Indiana.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS Preface Introduction Part I: Homer and the Homeric Text 1. Who Was Homer? 2. The Creation of the Homeric Text 3. The Homeric Text in Classical Antiquity 4. The Homeric Text in Medieval Europe and the Byzantine Empire 5. Homer, Renaissance Humanism, and the Printing Press 6. The Homeric Text in the Modern World: Translations and Editions On Translating Homer 1470 to 1500 1501 to 1600 1601 to 1700 1701 to 1800 1801 to 1850 1851 to 1900 1901 to 1950 1951 to 2000 7. Homer, Present and Future Part II: Printed Editions of the Homeric Texts, 1470 to 2000 C.E. How to Read the Entries 1470 to 1500 1501 to 1600 1601 to 1700 1701 to 1800 1801 to 1850 1851 to 1900 1901 to 1950 1951 to 2000 Part III: Appendices Appendix A: Comments on the Printings Lists of Part II Appendix B: Sources Used for Part II Appendix C: Latin City Names and Their Modern Equivalents Appendix D: Printings Listed by Translator or Author Appendix E: Printings Listed by Printer or Publisher Appendix F: Printings Listed by Place Printed Appendix G: First Printings in Vernacular Languages Notes Bibliography of Sources Cited Index
TABLE OF CONTENTS Preface Introduction Part I: Homer and the Homeric Text 1. Who Was Homer? 2. The Creation of the Homeric Text 3. The Homeric Text in Classical Antiquity 4. The Homeric Text in Medieval Europe and the Byzantine Empire 5. Homer, Renaissance Humanism, and the Printing Press 6. The Homeric Text in the Modern World: Translations and Editions On Translating Homer 1470 to 1500 1501 to 1600 1601 to 1700 1701 to 1800 1801 to 1850 1851 to 1900 1901 to 1950 1951 to 2000 7. Homer, Present and Future Part II: Printed Editions of the Homeric Texts, 1470 to 2000 C.E. How to Read the Entries 1470 to 1500 1501 to 1600 1601 to 1700 1701 to 1800 1801 to 1850 1851 to 1900 1901 to 1950 1951 to 2000 Part III: Appendices Appendix A: Comments on the Printings Lists of Part II Appendix B: Sources Used for Part II Appendix C: Latin City Names and Their Modern Equivalents Appendix D: Printings Listed by Translator or Author Appendix E: Printings Listed by Printer or Publisher Appendix F: Printings Listed by Place Printed Appendix G: First Printings in Vernacular Languages Notes Bibliography of Sources Cited Index
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