Description: From the classical life and letters series is Homer, by C.M. Bowra. Advanced Review Copy published in 1972 by Charles Scribner's Sons of New York. 1st American Edition. Sir Maurice Bowra was a classical scholar who was associated with Oxford University throughout his adult life. Born in China, he entered Oxford in 1915, returning to complete his studies after serving in the First World War. He was made a fellow of Wadham College in 1922 and was elected warden in 1938, a post he retained for the rest of his life. He served as Professor of Poetry (1946-51) and as Vice Chancellor (1951-4). Bowra wrote and edited scholarly books in many areas of literature, but he is particularly known for his studies of ancient Greek poetry and culture. Condition: Fine. There are some light scratches to dust jacket else as new. ARC. 8 3/4" x 5 1/2" with 191 pages.
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Binding: Hardcover
Language: English
Special Attributes: 1st Edition, Dust Jacket, Illustrated
Topic: Literature, Ancient
Subject: Literature & Fiction
Year Printed: 1972
Original/Facsimile: Original
