Author : Mayo W. Hazeltine
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9781333350116
Total Pages : 450 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (51 download)
Book Synopsis Masterpieces of Eloquence, Vol. 1 of 25 by : Mayo W. Hazeltine
Download or read book Masterpieces of Eloquence, Vol. 1 of 25 written by Mayo W. Hazeltine and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2016-08-24 with total page 450 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Masterpieces of Eloquence, Vol. 1 of 25: Famous Orations of Great World Leaders From Early Greece to the Present Time HE exact period at which Homer ourished is wholly unknown, but he is generally placed somewhere in the tenth century bc. He is supposed to have been born at Smyrna, and to have belonged to an Ionian family which had removed thither from Ephesus. According to some accounts he taught school at Smyrna, and was already known as a poet when he was asked by Mentes, a sea captain, to accompany him upon his voyages. In this manner his geographical knowledge is accounted for. Wherever he went he recited his verses and was listened to With great eagerness. At Ithaca an affection of the eyes left him totally blind, and hence, say some writers, his name of Homer instead of melesignes or Mmonides, his former appellation. According to Herodotus he died at Ios and was buried on the seashore. His fame rests upon the two great epics, the Iliad and the Odyssey. His personality and the authorship of these poems have been much discussed, and, though scholars are practically agreed that certain portions of these great epics are of comparatively late origin, great diversity of opinion exists as to the ultimate analysis The following Homeric speeches are considered fine typical examples of the oratory of that time. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works."