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The Authoress of the Odyssey - Where and when she wrote who she was the use she made of the Iliad and how the poem grew under her hands - cover

The Authoress of the Odyssey - Where and when she wrote who she was the use she made of the Iliad and how the poem grew under her hands

Samuel Butler

Publisher: Good Press

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Summary

The Authoress of the Odyssey is a study by Samuel Butler. It looks at narrative manners, themes, style and portrayals of men and women in The Odyssey and theorizes it probable to have been written by a woman.
Available since: 11/25/2019.
Print length: 271 pages.

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