Translation of Iliad of Homer by Alexander Pope

Hardcover. Condition: Fair / Good- (binding copy). No Date (~1850s). Silas Andrus and Son. Illustrated.

When Homer's Iliad appeared in Alexander Pope's majestic translation between 1715 and 1720, it was acclaimed by Samuel Johnson as "a performance which no age or nation could hope to equal." A few years later, Pope oversaw the translation of the Odyssey. Other translations have since appeared, but Pope's is unrivaled in its melodious beauty. This is the Iliad that has formed generations of British and American culture through a beauteous poetics that lends itself to easy recollection. With a clean and crisp text illustrated by the inimitable line drawings of Flaxman, this edition finally gives to audiences a fitting rendering of this monument of English verse which captures uniquely the song of Homer himself.

Leatherbound. Cracked and chipped along spine covers worn and thinned. Corners bumped, heavy edgewear. Interior has light rippling, but minimal foxing. Some end pages torn. Well bound despite flaws. A good reading copy, and if rebound, a beautiful edition of Pope's translation of Homer's classic Iliad.