Samuel Butler

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Erewhon

The way of all flesh

Homer

Homer's two epics of the ancient world, The Iliad & The Odyssey, tell stories as riveting today as when they were written between the eighth and ninth century B.C. The Iliad, which tells of the siege of Troy by the Greeks, is an unforgettable tale of nations at war and of the courage and compassion heroic soldiers show upon the field of battle. The Odyssey is the story of the Greek hero Odysseus and the many marvels and challenges he encounters during his ten-year voyage home to Ithaca after the end of the Trojan War. This edition employs Samuel Butler's classic translations of both texts. The Iliad & The Odyssey is part of Barnes & Noble's series of quality leatherbound volumes. Each title in the series presents a classic work in an attractively designed edition bound in durable bonded leather. These books make elegant additions to any home library.

The Iliad and the Odyssey

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Hudibras

İlk kez 1872’de imzasız yayımlanan ve adı “hiçbir yer” (nowhere) sözcüğünün anagramı olan romanın başkişisi, zengin olma amacıyla hayalî bir ülkeye gider. Tuhaflıklarla dolu ülkede, sadece sosyal statü sağlayan paranın satın alma değeri yoktur; insanın yaşam mücadelesinde tehlikeli bir rakip olarak görülen makineler yasaklanmıştır; hastalanmak hapis cezası getiren bir suç sayılır; profesörler üniversite öğrencilerine hiçbir şey söylemeden uzun uzun konuşmayı öğretirler. Samuel Butler, bir serüven öyküsü gibi görünen romanda, Britanya İmparatorluğu’nun global bir endüstriyel güç konumuna geldiği Victoria döneminin teknik gelişimini hicvediyor; dönemin aile, kilise, hukuk kurumlarına kıvrak bir zekâyla eleştirel yorum getiriyor. #dünyaklasikleri #ingilizklasikleri #bilinmeyeneyolculuk #doğaylamücadele #keşif #serüven

Erewhon: or, Over the Range (e-re-whon) is a novel by Samuel Butler which was first published anonymously in 1872. The title is also the name of a country, supposedly discovered by the protagonist. In the novel, it is not revealed where Erewhon is, but it is clear that it is a fictional country. Butler meant the title to be read as "nowhere" backwards even though the letters "h" and "w" are transposed, as it would have been pronounced in his day (and still is in some dialects of English). The book is a satire on Victorian society. The first few chapters of the novel dealing with the discovery of Erewhon are in fact based on Butler's own experiences in New Zealand where, as a young man, he worked as a sheep farmer on Mesopotamia Station for about four years (1860-1864), and explored parts of the interior of the South Island and which he wrote about in his A First Year in Canterbury Settlement (1863).

Lance C Carter

This adaptation of The Iliad by Homer is faithful to Samuel Butler's translation. This edition uses the Roman versions of the names of gods, and goddesses and heroes. A full reference index with pronunciation guide and glossary is included. The pages are divided into two columns of text and lines are short and often divided by punctuation such as a comma, period, or question mark, etc., which can make for fast and easy reading. This adaptation is in the stacked prose format that breaks up lines of text in the way you would read them aloud and is ideal for dramatic reading. Paragraphs are preceded by Butler's paragraph line numbers, but empty lines are inserted instead of paragraph indents. This adaptation makes the story easy to read without the hyphenation of words at the ends of lines. The human eye may get tired reading across a wide line of text, but when lines are short, the reading can be faster. The original Page Headings are included with references to Book and Chapter numbers. Lists of the parentage of sons and daughters are included. A description of the suitors and what happened to them is included. The original preface by Samuel Butler is retained as well as the illustrations and photos. Companion volume in this Roman Names Edition set: The Odyssey Translated by Samuel Butler: Roman Names Edition Companion volumes with Greek Names for gods, goddesses and heroes: The Iliad Translated by Samuel Butler: Greek Names Edition The Odyssey Translated by Samuel Butler: Greek Names Edition

The Iliad Translated by Samuel Butler Roman Names Edition

Samuel Butler (4 December 1835 - 18 June 1902) was the iconoclastic English author of the Utopian satirical novel Erewhon (1872) and the semi-autobiographical Bildungsroman The Way of All Flesh, published posthumously in 1903. Both have remained in print ever since. In other studies he examined Christian orthodoxy, Samuel Butler developed a theory that the Odyssey came from the pen of a young Sicilian woman, and that the scenes of the poem reflected the coast of Sicily and its nearby islands. He described the "evidence" for this theory in his The Authoress of the Odyssey (1897) and in the introduction and footnotes to his prose translation of the Odyssey (1900)

The Authoress of the Odyssey

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Complete Works of Samuel Butler

The Odyssey, one of two major ancient Greek epic poems attributed to Homer. It is a sequel to the Iliad, another one of the works attributed to Homer. The poem is the second oldest extant work of Western literature, the Iliad being the oldest, fundamental to modern Western canon, believed by Scholars to have been composed near the end of the 8th century BC.

Rendered Into English Prose by Samuel Butler

The Odyssey by Homer

Homero,

The Odyssey

Poëme ecrit dans le tems de troubles d'Angleterre

The Way of All Flesh

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Erewhon; Or, Over the Range

"Alps and Sanctuaries of Piedmont and the Canton Ticino" by Samuel Butler Though Samuel Butler was an English novelist and critic, he was also a well-versed traveler. In this book, he takes readers into Northern Italy and the Alps to visit the religious churches and sanctuaries located there. From Faido to Fusio, readers are taken on a journey through this frigid yet charming landscape to see why so many people chose there as their refuge.

Alps and Sanctuaries of Piedmont and the Canton Ticino

An Atlas of Ancient Geography

The Way of All Flesh traces four generations of the Pontifex family. The story is narrated by Overton, godfather to the central character Ernest. Beginning in the late eighteenth century, story traces Ernest's emergence from previous generations of the Pontifex family. John Pontifex was a carpenter; his son George rises in the world to become a publisher; George's son Theobald, pressed by his father to become a minister, is manipulated into marrying Christina, the daughter of a clergyman; the main character Ernest Pontifex is the eldest son of Theobald and Christina. Ernest has an antagonistic relationship with his hypocritical and domineering parents. His aunt Alethea is aware of this relationship, but dies before she can fulfill her aim of counteracting the parents' malign influence on the boy. However, shortly before her death she secretly passes a small fortune into Overton's keeping, with the agreement that once Ernest is twenty-eight, he can receive it.

The Way of All Flesh (Autobiographical Novel)

The Way of All Flesh traces four generations of the Pontifex family. The story is narrated by Overton, godfather to the central character Ernest. Beginning in the late eighteenth century, story traces Ernest's emergence from previous generations of the Pontifex family. John Pontifex was a carpenter; his son George rises in the world to become a publisher; George's son Theobald, pressed by his father to become a minister, is manipulated into marrying Christina, the daughter of a clergyman; the main character Ernest Pontifex is the eldest son of Theobald and Christina. Ernest has an antagonistic relationship with his hypocritical and domineering parents. His aunt Alethea is aware of this relationship, but dies before she can fulfill her aim of counteracting the parents' malign influence on the boy. However, shortly before her death she secretly passes a small fortune into Overton's keeping, with the agreement that once Ernest is twenty-eight, he can receive it._x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_

Autobiographical Novel

Murat Ukray

The Odyssey (Greek:Odysseia) is one of two major ancient Greek epic poems attributed to Homer. It is, in part, a sequel to the Iliad, the other work ascribed to Homer. The poem is fundamental to the modern Western canon, and is the second oldest extant work of Western literature, the Iliad being the oldest. It is believed to have been composed near the end of the 8th century BC, somewhere in Ionia, the Greek coastal region of Anatolia. The poem mainly centers on the Greek hero Odysseus (known as Ulysses in Roman myths) and his journey home after the fall of Troy. It takes Odysseus ten years to reach Ithaca after the ten-year Trojan War. In his absence, it is assumed he has died, and his wife Penelope and son Telemachus must deal with a group of unruly suitors, the Mnesteres or Proci, who compete for Penelope's hand in marriage.It continues to be read in the Homeric Greek and translated into modern languages around the world. Many scholars believe that the original poem was composed in an oral tradition by an aoidos (epic poet/singer), perhaps a rhapsode (professional performer), and was more likely intended to be heard than read. The details of the ancient oral performance, and the story's conversion to a written work inspire continual debate among scholars. The Odyssey was written in a poetic dialect of Greek—a literary amalgam of Aeolic Greek, Ionic Greek, and other Ancient Greek dialects—and comprises 12,110 lines of dactylic hexameter. Among the most noteworthy elements of the text are its non-linear plot, and the influence on events of choices made by women and serfs, besides the actions of fighting men. In the English language as well as many others, the word odyssey has come to refer to an epic voyage.The Odyssey has a lost sequel, the Telegony, which was not written by Homer. It was usually attributed in Antiquity to Cinaethon of Sparta, but in one source was said to have been stolen from Musaeus by Eugamon or Eugammon of Cyrene (see Cyclic poets).

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