A Burlesque Translation of Homer

Name: A Burlesque Translation of Homer
Author: active 1759-1775 Thomas Bridges

by active 1759-1775 Thomas Bridges

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Also attributed to Francis Grose.

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Project Gutenberg

Release date

2013-09-14

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

Subjects

Homer -- Parodies, imitations, etc.Epic poetry, Greek -- Parodies, imitations, etc.

About the author

active 1759-1775 Thomas Bridges

Best known for turning Homer into lively mock-heroic fun, this 18th-century English writer mixed parody, theater, and fiction with a sharp comic touch. His work shows how playful and inventive literary satire could be in the Georgian era.

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