Project Gutenberg 2015-06-29 Public domain in the USA. 10195 Butler, Samuel 1835 1902 Cellarius Jones, Henry Festing 1851 1928 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 Madelaine Kilsby, Laura Rodrigues Natal and Marc D’Hooghe "The Authoress of the Odyssey" by Samuel Butler is a critical study written in the late 19th century. This work explores the authorship of the ancient epic poem "The Odyssey," proposing that it was penned by a woman rather than the traditional attribution to Homer. Butler embarks on an argument that centers on the text's qualities and its geographic origins, particularly connecting it to Sicily and illustrating how these factors suggest a female authorial perspective. At the start of the book, Butler introduces his thesis regarding the female authorship of "The Odyssey," reflecting on how this perspective influences our understanding of the poem's themes and characters. Through a recounting of his intellectual journey, he expresses his fascination with the text and the riddle he felt while reading it. The opening also touches upon the scholarly debates surrounding the authorship of both the "Iliad" and the "Odyssey," providing context for his arguments by highlighting the numerous poetesses in early Greek literature. Thus, the beginning sets the stage for a thorough examination of the poem through a lens that challenges longstanding academic conventions. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 70.7 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Odysseus, King of Ithaca (Mythological character) -- In literature Homer. Odyssey -- Authorship Epic poetry, Greek -- Authorship Women and literature -- Greece PA Text Browsing: Gender & Sexuality Studies Browsing: History - General Browsing: Literature Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches Category: Classics of Literature 762244 2025-06-19T17:07:02.899118 text/html 736322 2024-10-24T17:37:51 text/html 2512673 2025-06-19T17:07:14.839688 application/epub+zip 2522694 2025-06-19T17:07:05.042610 application/epub+zip 349045 2025-06-19T17:07:03.921131 application/epub+zip 2733398 2025-06-19T17:07:21.420499 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2685260 2025-06-19T17:07:13.555556 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 515032 2022-09-22T10:53:12.527600 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 656820 2025-06-19T17:07:01.226140 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 637043 2024-10-24T17:37:51 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17986 2025-06-19T17:07:21.593524 application/rdf+xml 11007 2025-06-19T17:07:04.102146 image/jpeg 1847 2025-06-19T17:07:04.011088 image/jpeg 2452670 2025-06-19T17:07:03.031104 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia