HOMER; TRANSLATED BY T.E. SHAW [LAWRENCE OF ARABIA],.
The Odyssey of Homer.
The Limited Editions Club Edition of Lawrence of Arabia's translation of The Odyssey of Homer; Signed by Jeremy M. Wilson and engraver Barry Moser; Finely Bound by Sangorski & Sutcliffe
New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1981.
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The Limited Editions Club signed limited edition of Lawrence of Arabia's translation of one of the oldest and most influential works of Western literature. Octavo, bound in full modern morocco by Sangorski & Sutcliffe/Zaehnsdorf with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, all edges gilt, gilt turn-ins and inner dentelles, marbled endpapers, frontispiece, illustrated with black and white wood engravings. Boldly signed by Jeremy M. Wilson and engraver Barry Moser on the colophon page at the rear. Translated by famous translator, officer, archaeologist, diplomat, and writer T.E. Shaw, internationally known as Lawrence of Arabia. One of 2,000 numbered copies, this is number 106. In fine condition. Preface by Jeremy M. Wilson. Wood engravings by Barry Moser. An exceptional presentation.
Homer was the reputed author of the Iliad and the Odyssey, the two epic poems that are the foundational works of ancient Greek literature. He is regarded as one of the greatest and most influential writers of all time. The Iliad is set during the Trojan War, the ten-year siege of the city of Troy by a coalition of Mycenaean Greek kingdoms. It focuses on a quarrel between King Agamemnon and the warrior Achilles lasting a few weeks during the last year of the war. The Odyssey focuses on the ten-year journey home of Odysseus, king of Ithaca, after the fall of Troy. The Homeric epics were the greatest influence on ancient Greek culture and education; to Plato, Homer was simply the one who "has taught Greece" (ten Hellada pepaideuken).
The Odyssey of Homer.
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