The Iliad of Homer / Translated into English Blank Verse by William Cowper
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Translated into English Blank Verse by William Cowper.The Iliad is, together with the Odyssey, one of two ancient Greek epic poems traditionally attributed to Homer. The poem is commonly dated to the late 9th or to the 8th century BC, and many scholars believe it is the oldest extant work of literature in the ancient Greek language, making it one of the first works of ancient Greek literature. The existence of a single author for the poems is disputed as the poems
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- THE
- ILIAD OF HOMER,
- TRANSLATED INTO ENGLISH BLANK VERSE BY WILLIAM COWPER.
- EDITED BY ROBERT SOUTHEY. LL.D.
- PREFACE.
- PREFACE
- PREFACE
- ADVERTISEMENT TO SOUTHEY’S EDITION
- EDITOR’S NOTE.
- CONTENTS.
- THE ILIAD OF HOMER,
- BOOK I.
- ARGUMENT OF THE FIRST BOOK.
- BOOK I.
- BOOK II.
- ARGUMENT OF THE SECOND BOOK.
- BOOK II.
- BOOK III.
- ARGUMENT OF THE THIRD BOOK.
- BOOK III.
- BOOK IV.
- ARGUMENT OF THE FOURTH BOOK.
- BOOK IV.
- BOOK V.
- ARGUMENT OF THE FIFTH BOOK.
- BOOK V.
- BOOK VI.
- ARGUMENT OF THE SIXTH BOOK.
- BOOK VI.
- BOOK VII.
- ARGUMENT OF THE SEVENTH BOOK.
- BOOK VII.
- BOOK VIII.
- ARGUMENT OF THE EIGHTH BOOK.
- BOOK VIII.
- BOOK IX.
- ARGUMENT OF THE NINTH BOOK.
- BOOK IX.
- BOOK X.
- ARGUMENT OF THE TENTH BOOK.
- BOOK X.
- BOOK XI.
- ARGUMENT OF THE ELEVENTH BOOK.
- BOOK XI.
- BOOK XII.
- ARGUMENT OF THE TWELFTH BOOK.
- BOOK XII.
- BOOK XIII.
- ARGUMENT OF THE THIRTEENTH BOOK.
- BOOK XIII.
- BOOK XIV.
- ARGUMENT OF THE FOURTEENTH BOOK.
- BOOK XIV.
- BOOK XV.
- ARGUMENT OF THE FIFTEENTH BOOK.
- BOOK XV.
- BOOK XVI.
- ARGUMENT OF THE SIXTEENTH BOOK.
- BOOK XVI.
- BOOK XVII.
- ARGUMENT OF THE SEVENTEENTH BOOK.
- BOOK XVII.
- BOOK XVIII.
- ARGUMENT OF THE EIGHTEENTH BOOK.
- BOOK XVIII.
- BOOK XIX.
- ARGUMENT OF THE NINETEENTH BOOK.
- BOOK XIX.
- BOOK XX.
- ARGUMENT OF THE TWENTIETH BOOK.
- BOOK XX.
- BOOK XXI.
- ARGUMENT OF THE TWENTY-FIRST BOOK.
- BOOK XXI.
- BOOK XXII.
- ARGUMENT OF THE TWENTY-SECOND BOOK.
- BOOK XXII.
- BOOK XXIII.
- ARGUMENT OF THE TWENTY-THIRD BOOK.
- BOOK XXIII.
- BOOK XXIV.
- ARGUMENT OF THE TWENTY-FOURTH BOOK.
- BOOK XXIV.
- FOOTNOTES
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