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Troy: A Study in Homeric Geography
Walter Leaf
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Description for Troy: A Study in Homeric Geography
Paperback. This 1912 work explores the historical geography of the Troad and its relation to the setting of the Iliad. Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Classics. Num Pages: 490 pages, 34 b/w illus. 6 maps. BIC Classification: HBLA1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 28. Weight in Grams: 620.
Walter Leaf (1852–1927), banker, classicist and alpinist, held various positions as chairman of the Westminster Bank, founder of the London Chamber of Commerce and president of the Hellenic Society, reflecting his wide-ranging professional and scholarly interests. Leaf was educated at Harrow School and Trinity College, Cambridge, of which he became a fellow in 1875. As a scholar, Leaf was concerned with uncovering the physical reality of the classical world, and in this 1912 work he 'aims at testing the tradition of the Trojan War by comparing the text of Homer with the natural conditions described, or more often implicitly assumed, ... Read more
Walter Leaf (1852–1927), banker, classicist and alpinist, held various positions as chairman of the Westminster Bank, founder of the London Chamber of Commerce and president of the Hellenic Society, reflecting his wide-ranging professional and scholarly interests. Leaf was educated at Harrow School and Trinity College, Cambridge, of which he became a fellow in 1875. As a scholar, Leaf was concerned with uncovering the physical reality of the classical world, and in this 1912 work he 'aims at testing the tradition of the Trojan War by comparing the text of Homer with the natural conditions described, or more often implicitly assumed, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
490
Condition
New
Series
Cambridge Library Collection - Classics
Number of Pages
490
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781108078092
SKU
V9781108078092
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