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The prevailing opinion in ancient times was, that the poems of Homer were written, or rather sung, in detached pieces. Eypaipe as, says Suidas, Tip) 'ihtcida, 06x daa, oijde Kara TO ova/ex ég, nada'nep ovysei'rai' a'ml' aijtog pat) exam-771) par/icpdiav ypci rbag in 793 nepwoore'iv rag néhetg rpogbiig Svenev, dire/1mm}. The common story is, that these scattered fragments were put into the order in which we now have them by Pisistratus. If he did so, well may the inscription said to have been engraven on his statue recite it as one of his proudest boasts.
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The prevailing opinion in ancient times was, that the poems of Homer were written, or rather sung, in detached pieces. Eypaipe as, says Suidas, Tip) 'ihtcida, 06x daa, oijde Kara TO ova/ex ég, nada'nep ovysei'rai' a'ml' aijtog pat) exam-771) par/icpdiav ypci rbag in 793 nepwoore'iv rag néhetg rpogbiig Svenev, dire/1mm}. The common story is, that these scattered fragments were put into the order in which we now have them by Pisistratus. If he did so, well may the inscription said to have been engraven on his statue recite it as one of his proudest boasts.
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Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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- Publication date2019
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- ISBN 13 9781331533160
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- Number of pages362
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