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

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1944

The Odyssey of Homer

Samuel Butler, translator

1954

The Homeric Hymns and Homerica

Hesiod; Hugh G. Evelyn-White, translator

1934

Lotus and Chrysanthemum

Joseph Lewis French, editor

1935

The Complete Works of Homer

Homer

Referenced edition

The Chinese Classics

James Legge, editor and translator

1908–1912

Homeri Opera

Monro and Allen, editors

1924–1925

The Iliad

A. T. Murray, translator

1956

Chapman’s Homer

Allardyce Nicoll, editor

1943

The Iliad of Homer

Alexander Pope, translator

1942

The Odyssey of Homer

Alexander Pope, translator

1954

The Classic Anthology Defined by Confucius

Ezra Pound, translator

1927–

Introduction to the History of Science

George Sarton

1917

The I-li, or Book of Etiquette and Ceremonial

John Steele, translator and editor