Detailed bookshelf period
1000–800 BC
← Back to All Books 1000–800 BC This bookshelf gathers important works connected to Chinese ritual, poetry, early science, and the Homeric tradition from 1000 to 800 BC. These selections include Chinese ceremonial and poetic traditions, classical anthologies, works connected to the history of science, and major editions and translations of Homer’s Iliad and Odyssey. Together, they introduce visitors to foundational l
Browse all periodsThe Odyssey of Homer
Samuel Butler, translator
1954The Homeric Hymns and Homerica
Hesiod; Hugh G. Evelyn-White, translator
1934Lotus and Chrysanthemum
Joseph Lewis French, editor
1935The Complete Works of Homer
Homer
Referenced editionThe Chinese Classics
James Legge, editor and translator
1908–1912Homeri Opera
Monro and Allen, editors
1924–1925The Iliad
A. T. Murray, translator
1956Chapman’s Homer
Allardyce Nicoll, editor
1943The Iliad of Homer
Alexander Pope, translator
1942The Odyssey of Homer
Alexander Pope, translator
1954The Classic Anthology Defined by Confucius
Ezra Pound, translator
1927–Introduction to the History of Science
George Sarton
1917The I-li, or Book of Etiquette and Ceremonial
John Steele, translator and editor