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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely... Read Full Overview

It will help the reader to follow the arguments by which I shall sustain the female authorship of the Odyssey, the fact of its being written at Trapani on the west coast of Sicily, and its development in the hands of the writer, if I lay before him an abridgement of the complete... Read Full Overview

Samuel Butler, scholar, painter, pioneer photographer, and novelist (including 'Erewhon' and 'The Way of All Flesh'), was one of the less orthodox of Victorian intellectual provocateurs, who confronted powerful orthodoxies such as the Church, the academic establishment, and scientific... Read Full Overview

Explore a groundbreaking perspective on Homer's epic poem with Samuel Butler's "The Authoress of the Odyssey." This intriguing work of literary criticism delves into the possibility of a female author behind the "Odyssey," examining where and when the poem was written, the... Read Full Overview

It will help the reader to follow the arguments by which I shall sustain the female authorship of the Odyssey, the fact of its being written at Trapani on the west coast of Sicily, and its development in the hands of the writer, if I lay before him an abridgement of the complete... Read Full Overview

Explore a groundbreaking perspective on Homer's epic poem with Samuel Butler's "The Authoress of the Odyssey." This intriguing work of literary criticism delves into the possibility of a female author behind the "Odyssey," examining where and when the poem was written, the... Read Full Overview

It will help the reader to follow the arguments by which I shall sustain the female authorship of the Odyssey, the fact of its being written at Trapani on the west coast of Sicily, and its development in the hands of the writer, if I lay before him an abridgement of the complete... Read Full Overview

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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely... Read Full Overview

""The Authoress of the Odyssey"" is a book written by Samuel Butler that delves into the mystery surrounding the authorship of the ancient epic poem, ""The Odyssey"". The book explores the possibility that the poem was not written by the legendary Greek poet Homer, but instead... Read Full Overview

""The Authoress of the Odyssey"" by Samuel Butler is an investigative work that delves into the origins and authorship of the epic poem, ""The Odyssey."" Butler explores the possibility that the poem was not written by the traditionally credited author, Homer, but rather by a... Read Full Overview

"The Authoress of the Odyssey" from Samuel Butler. English author, literary historian and critic (1835-1902).