Homer as Poet and Teacher of Greece
A detailed critique of Gladstone and others on Homer, arguing the poet as the source of Greek religion, history, and ethics. The essay contrasts Homeric influence with later writers, urging study of Homer as historical and cultural context, not merely as literature. It praises Gladstone's historical method and Warns against separating myth from history in Homer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greece
Eschylus
Itomer
Gladstone
Oxford
Merivale
Niebuhr
Thad
Jerusalem
Tasso
Lusiad
Camoens
James II
Homer
Mr. Gladstone
Heeren
Moses
Athens
Jubal
Japhet
Francia
Sweden
Max Muller
Muller
Christendom
Lord Bacon
Levy Buys Guizot Mémoires for 100,000 Francs
Paris publisher M. Michel Levy acquires the Mémoires of M. Guizot for 100,000 francs. The work will span four or five volumes and be titled Mémoires pour servir à l'Histoire de mon Temps depuis 1814 jusqu'au 22 Février 1848.
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M. Michel Levy
Paris
M. Guizot